[fpc-pascal]/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lgd errorr

[Michael.VanCanneyt at Wisa.be]

On Tue, 30 Sep 2003, Andy Sy wrote:

> I've noticed that in many of the example programs that
> come with FreePascal, trying to compile them results in
> an link error where ld claims it cannot find a particular
> library (I'm getting one for gd) even though the
> corresponding library file is present in
>
> /usr/local/lib/fpc/1.0.10/units/linux/libxxx
>
>  From searching the archives, it seems that this is due to
> the actual library itself missing (at least for other
> libraries like mysql and postgres).  What then are the
> file like gd.o, libgd.a, libpgd.ppu for?  Are they just
> stubs?  And what exactly do they do?

The libgd.ppu file contains only the definitions of the library entry points and
definitions of all types.

The libgd.o file normally contains translated C macros.

The libgd.a file should be the actual C library installed on your system ?


> It would probably be a good idea to expand the FAQ entry
> regarding 'cannot find vga' into one that covers this
> particular situation or put said info in a README in the
> examples directory.

The error can have several causes.

Michael.