It was a long long way, but I managed to include a shared file (libpi_pi_gcs2.so) included into C++ code under Linux Mint 17 Cinnamon 64-bit. Now as the dust is saddled I have a question left... let me summarize:
I copied libpi_pi_gcs2.so in usr/local/lib.
Trying to compile main.cpp with
g++ -Wall -o test main.cpp -lpi_pi_gcs2
faild, returning
/usr/bin/ld: skipping incompatible //usr/local/lib/libpi_pi_gcs2.so when searching for -lpi_pi_gcs2
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lpi_pi_gcs2
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
I talked with my flatmate, and he guessed maybe the shared library is only 32bit compatible.
Using -m32 let me take a step forward! But yielding new errors.
I googled and it seemed like I needed C32 std libraries. And I installed:
apt-get install ia32-libs
Again the old error messages disappeared and new one arose, after googling around I installed:
apt-get install g++-multilib
Trying to compile it now using
g++ -Wall -o test -m32 main.cpp -lpi_pi_gcs2
Let to the error messages:
//usr/local/lib/libpi_pi_gcs2.so: undefined reference to `dlsym'
//usr/local/lib/libpi_pi_gcs2.so: undefined reference to `dlopen'
//usr/local/lib/libpi_pi_gcs2.so: undefined reference to `dlclose'
The solution was the following command:
g++ -Wall -o test -m32 main.cpp -lpi_pi_gcs2 -ldl
Now my question:
Is it necessary to explicitly state -ldl i.e. link with libdl.so because the -m32 flag declares everything what follows to be 32bit and hence the linker would without explicitly writing -ldl search for a 32bit libdl.so? I guess mine is 64 bit I am working on a 64bit system.
What do you think? More details and background informations are appreciated.
Greetings,
newandlost
