How to compile a APR test script

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Its a long time since I've used C but now I'm trying to compile a short script that gets server-stats from the Apache-Portable-Runtime (APR). Header files located at /usr/include/apr-1/apr*.h and libs are located at /usr/lib64/libapr-1.* Source files can be found on the official APR site http://apr.apache.org/docs/apr/1.3/files.html. /* test.c */ #include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h> #include <apr_general.h> #include <apr_time.h> int main(int argc, const char *argv[]) { apr_time_t t; t = apr_time_now(); printf("The current time: %" APR_TIME_T_FMT "[us]\n", t); return 0; } When I try and compile I get the following error (which I believe is a linking issue): ~> gcc -Wall $(apr-1-config --cflags --cppflags --includes --link-ld) test.c -o test.bin /tmp/cc4DYD2W.o: In function `main': test.c:(.text+0x10): undefined reference to `apr_time_now' collect2: ld returned 1 exit status My environment is gentoo: ~> uname -a Linux alister 2.6.32.21-grsec-gt-r2 #1 SMP Tue Sep 7 23:54:49 PDT 2010\ x86_64 Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU L5640 @ 2.27GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux` ~> gcc -v gcc version 4.3.4 (Gentoo 4.3.4 p1.1, pie-10.1.5) ~> emerge --search "%@^dev-lib.*apr" * dev-libs/apr Latest version installed: 1.3.9 * dev-libs/apr-util Latest version installed: 1.3.9 Does anyone with more experience with C on Linux have any suggestions for me to get this working? As always thanks in advance. c  linux  gentoo  apr  apache-portable-runtime share | improve this question edited  Nov 6 '10 at 18:22 Matthew Flaschen 98.9k 7 133 234 asked  Nov 4 '10 at 18:12 CoffeeMonster 882 2 6 15 100% accept rate

I can add the gcc -v output if someone thinks that will help. –  CoffeeMonster  Nov 5 '10 at 21:15 1   The output of "apr-1-config --cflags --cppflags --includes --link-ld" might be helpful –  mu is too short  Nov 6 '10 at 19:04 feedback

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gcc -Wall -I/usr/include/apr-1 -L/usr/lib64 -lapr-1 test.c -o test.bin -l specifies which shared library to link to, while -L specifies where to look for shared libraries. APR provides a tool to make this easier, apr-1-config. Something like this should work: gcc -Wall $(apr-1-config --cflags --cppflags --includes --link-ld) test.c -o test.bin share | improve this answer edited  Nov 4 '10 at 18:49 answered  Nov 4 '10 at 18:33 Matthew Flaschen 98.9k 7 133 234

Thanks, I didn't know about apr-1-config. Running this gives me a similar set of flags -pthread -DLINUX=2 -D_REENTRANT -D_GNU_SOURCE -I/usr/include/apr-1 -L/usr/lib64 -lapr-1 but unfortunately doesn't solve my problem. Updating original question to use apr-1-config. –  CoffeeMonster  Nov 5 '10 at 21:08   @Coffee, that's odd. Did you confirm /usr/lib64/libapr-1.so is a valid file (or symbolic link)? –  Matthew Flaschen  Nov 6 '10 at 18:26   Its a symbolic link /usr/lib64/libapr-1.so -> libapr-1.so.0.3 –  CoffeeMonster  Nov 10 '10 at 19:04 feedback

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I finally got around to looking into this. gcc mentions -l twice in different contexts: Linker Options object-file-name -llibrary ... Directory Options ... -Idir -Ldir ... so I moved the -llib after the object name (to get the 2nd context) and it compiled! APR_CFG=$(apr-1-config --cflags --cppflags --includes --link-ld) gcc -Wall test.c -o test.bin $APR_CFG ./test.bin The current time: 1332999950442660[us] I'm not fully sure I understand the linking order and why it didn't work before (if someone could shed some light on that it would be fantastic) but for now I have enough to continue. share | improve this answer answered  Mar 29 at 5:56 CoffeeMonster 882 2 6 15

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