[ODE] FAQ? unresolved external symbol

Martin C. Martin martin at metahuman.org
Wed Mar 26 08:00:02 2003


True, but making your own is pretty easy.

- Martin

gl wrote:
> 
> > you're using Microsoft Visual C++ on windows and you're new to
> > programming, you'll probably have more luck if you ditch the makefile and
> > use the MSVC project.
> 
> This only applies to VC.Net (ie. VC7) though - the contribiuted workspaces
> don't work in earlier versions.
> --
> gl
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Martin C. Martin" <martin@metahuman.org>
> To: "jeff clune" <fiatcosmos@yahoo.com>
> Cc: <ode@q12.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 1:36 PM
> Subject: Re: [ODE] FAQ? unresolved external symbol
> 
> > It looks like you're not linking against the ODE and drawstuff libraries.
> > I've added an entry to the FAQ to cover this:
> >
> > * Q I get an error during linking, "unresolved external symbol."
> >
> > * A Basically, you need to learn how to include more than one source file
> > in your project. This is a very basic thing in programming, the manual
> > will tell you how to do it, as will almost any book on programming that
> > describes your compiler. The short version is, do a "find in files" or
> > grep for the symbol that's unresolved to find out which source file its
> > defined in. Don't include any leading underscores in your search. Then,
> > make sure that file is included in your project. It can be included in one
> > of two ways: either directly, the way you include the source files you've
> > written, or as part of a "dynamic linked library" or "shared library." If
> > you're using Microsoft Visual C++ on windows and you're new to
> > programming, you'll probably have more luck if you ditch the makefile and
> > use the MSVC project.
> >
> > - Martin
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