GCC: Compiling an OpenCL host on Windows

I just wanted to try out using OpenCL under Windows. Abstract: I got an "undefined reference to" error when I tried to compile (using the command gcc my.o -o my.exe -L "C:\Program Files (x86)\AMD APP\lib\x86_64" -l OpenCL). My Code #include <CL/cl.h> #include <stdio.h> int main(void) { cl_platform_id platform; int err; err = clGetPlatformIDs(1, &platform, NULL); if(err < 0) { perror("There's No Platform!"); exit(1); } /* Some more code... */ system("PAUSE"); } Makefile all: addition addition: gcc -c -I "C:\Program Files (x86)\AMD APP\include" my.c -o my.o gcc my.o -o my.exe -L "C:\Program Files (x86)\AMD APP\lib\x86_64" -l OpenCL Used Programs MinGW's gcc Visual Studio's nmake AMD's OpenCL™ APP SDK (that's where I took the OpenCL library and the CL.h file from) The Structure of APP SDK's Folders %>tree /F "C:\Program Files (x86)\AMD APP\lib\x86_64" Auflistung der Ordnerpfade Volumeseriennummer : D2DC-D765 C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\AMD APP\LIB\X86_64 libOpenCL.a OpenCL.lib OpenVideo64.lib Es sind keine Unterordner vorhanden %>tree /F "C:\Program Files (x86)\AMD APP\include" Auflistung der Ordnerpfade Volumeseriennummer : D2DC-D765 C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\AMD APP\INCLUDE ├───CAL │ cal.h │ calcl.h │ cal_ext.h │ cal_ext_counter.h │ cal_ext_d3d10.h │ cal_ext_d3d9.h │ ├───CL │ cl.h │ cl.hpp │ cl_d3d10.h │ cl_ext.h │ cl_gl.h │ cl_gl_ext.h │ cl_platform.h │ opencl.h │ └───OpenVideo OpenVideo.h OVDecode.h OVDecodeTypes.h OVEncode.h OVEncodeTypes.h Error Message gcc addition.o -o addition.exe -L "C:\Program Files (x86)\AMD APP\lib\x86_64" -l OpenCL addition.o:addition.c:(.text+0x2d): undefined reference to `clGetPlatformIDs@12' addition.o:addition.c:(.text+0x83): undefined reference to `clGetDeviceIDs@24' addition.o:addition.c:(.text+0xc2): undefined reference to `clGetDeviceIDs@24' collect2: ld returned 1 exit status NMAKE : fatal error U1077: "C:\prog-x86\MinGW\bin\gcc.EXE": Rückgabe-Code "0x1" Stop. My Questions My questions are simple: Why doesn't my code compile how it is expected to? What can I do to get rid of this problem? Thanks. UPDATE: The error message after dropping the spaces like described in @codaddict 's answer. (Makefile) all: addition addition: gcc -c -I "C:\prog-x86\AMD-APP\include" addition.c -o addition.o gcc addition.o -o addition.exe -LC:\prog-x86\AMD-APP\lib\x86_64 -lOpenCL (Shelldata) %>nmake Microsoft (R) Program Maintenance Utility, Version 11.00.50727.1 Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. Alle Rechte vorbehalten. gcc -c -I "C:\Program Files (x86)\AMD APP\include" addition.c -o addition.o addition.c: In function 'main': addition.c:14:9: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function 'exit' [enabled by d efault] addition.c:23:9: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function 'exit' [enabled by d efault] gcc addition.o -o addition.exe -LC:\prog-x86\AMD-APP\lib\x86_64 -lOpenCL addition.o:addition.c:(.text+0x2d): undefined reference to `clGetPlatformIDs@12' addition.o:addition.c:(.text+0x83): undefined reference to `clGetDeviceIDs@24' addition.o:addition.c:(.text+0xc2): undefined reference to `clGetDeviceIDs@24' collect2: ld returned 1 exit status NMAKE : fatal error U1077: "C:\prog-x86\MinGW\bin\gcc.EXE": Rückgabe-Code "0x1" Stop. %> c   gcc   compilation   mingw   opencl share | improve this question edited Sep 15 '12 at 14:53 asked   Sep 15 '12 at 13:29 fridojet 416 5 15

Can you try duplicating the backslashes in the gcc parameters? Like "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\..."? Otherwise they might get escaped and break the path. Unsure this is the reason but you never know.  –  Thomas   Sep 15 '12 at 15:03   @Thomas Thanks for your idea, but that didn't change anything.  –    fridojet   Sep 15 '12 at 15:13 Does it say something different if you drop the -L parameter and instead give it the full path to OpenCL.lib? So remove -Lpath and add an unqualified "C:\Program Files (x86)\...\x86_64\OpenCL.lib" to tell gcc "hey here's a file you might find useful"?  –    Thomas   Sep 15 '12 at 15:16 @Thomas Did you mean something like gcc addition.o -o addition.exe "C:\Program Files (x86)\AMD APP\lib\x86_64\OpenCL.lib" -l OpenCL?  –    fridojet   Sep 15 '12 at 15:24 1   Ok, never mind then, the fact that it returned that means it correctly finds the OpenCL library the way you're doing now - it just fails to link against it. Try -static flag...  –    Thomas   Sep 15 '12 at 15:36 show 4 more comments

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up vote 4 down vote accepted	The default MinGW distribution only ships tools for building x86 applications. You cannot link against the x64 version of the OpenCL library. So you either have to use MinGW-w64 or use the x86 version (change the library path to the x86 subfolder of the APP SDK). share | improve this answer answered   Sep 15 '12 at 15:54 reima 1,315 3 10
	That really helped.  –    fridojet   Sep 15 '12 at 15:59 add comment

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Try changing -l OpenCL to -lOpenCL in the compile line. The -l option of gcc expects the name of the library (without the lib prefix) right next to it without any space. Remember using -lm in school to link to libm? share | improve this answer answered   Sep 15 '12 at 13:48 codaddict 143k 28 245 352

Thanks for your proposal, but it didn't change anything.  –    fridojet   Sep 15 '12 at 14:44   @fridojet: Can you also drop the space after -L?  –    codaddict   Sep 15 '12 at 14:47 I tried that too, but it didn't help either. Thanks for your idea - Any other one?  –    fridojet   Sep 15 '12 at 14:49 I edited my question text in order to describe the reactions on running the Makefile after dropping the spaces.  –    fridojet   Sep 15 '12 at 14:55   You have also changed the library path to C:\prog-x86\AMD-APP\lib\x86_64. Are you sure the libraries are there ?  –    codaddict   Sep 15 '12 at 15:00