Ibrahim F Haddad wrote:
> I am compiling a software that i got from the net.
> when compiling I get:
>
> ----------
> gcc -Wall -O6 -g -I../zlib-1.1.3 -DHAVE_ZLIB client.o test.o vrml.o
> util.o network.o libnr.a analyzeFuncs.o analyzeReport.o gaussfit.o
> glue.o seti.o libnr.a -L../zlib-1.1.3 -lz -lm -lsocket -lnsl
> rpc_client.o -o client
> /usr/i486-unknown-linux-gnulibc1/bin/ld: cannot open -lsocket: No such
> file or directory
> make: *** [client] Error 1
>
> ---------
>
> any ideas about socket.h?
socket.h has nothing to do with this.
> Am i missing it from my distribution?
Linux doesn't use libsocket; the socket functions are built into libc.
Likewise for libnsl.
Just remove the -lsocket and -lnsl options from the link command.
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