undefined reference to `jack_client_close`, et al - audio

I'm trying to follow this introductory tutorial on jack (audio server for linux). In the tutorial, the author explains that you should use pkg-config to find the cflags and libs for jack, making the gcc command like this:
gcc -o simple_client `pkg-config --cflags --libs jack` simple_client.c
which gives the output:
/tmp/ccyuOC0u.o: In function `signal_handler':
simple_client.c:(.text+0x16): undefined reference to `jack_client_close'
/tmp/ccyuOC0u.o: In function `process':
simple_client.c:(.text+0x6f): undefined reference to `jack_port_get_buffer'
simple_client.c:(.text+0x87): undefined reference to `jack_port_get_buffer'
/tmp/ccyuOC0u.o: In function `main':
simple_client.c:(.text+0x25b): undefined reference to `sin'
simple_client.c:(.text+0x2c1): undefined reference to `jack_client_open'
simple_client.c:(.text+0x372): undefined reference to `jack_get_client_name'
simple_client.c:(.text+0x3b1): undefined reference to `jack_set_process_callback'
simple_client.c:(.text+0x3ca): undefined reference to `jack_on_shutdown'
simple_client.c:(.text+0x3ee): undefined reference to `jack_port_register'
simple_client.c:(.text+0x419): undefined reference to `jack_port_register'
simple_client.c:(.text+0x475): undefined reference to `jack_activate'
simple_client.c:(.text+0x4c5): undefined reference to `jack_get_ports'
simple_client.c:(.text+0x514): undefined reference to `jack_port_name'
simple_client.c:(.text+0x52c): undefined reference to `jack_connect'
simple_client.c:(.text+0x56e): undefined reference to `jack_port_name'
simple_client.c:(.text+0x586): undefined reference to `jack_connect'
simple_client.c:(.text+0x5ba): undefined reference to `jack_free'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
I'm not very experienced using gcc or writing c programs generally (most of my experience has been with javascript, clojure, java, python, and php). What I gather from this and my research into it is that some libraries are missing or linked incorrectly (not sure which).
So just running pkg-config --cflags --libs jack on my machine, I get:
-ljack
In the tutorial referenced above, the author demonstrates the same method for gleaning the libs to be linked for jack, but his output looks like this:
-ljack -lpthread -ldl -lrt
Not sure what pthread is, but I think dl is dsp-loader, and rt has something to do with realtime. I've searched in several directories called /lib and haven't come across anything for these other libs, so I don't think they exist on my machine. However, it seems strange to me that calling pkg-config doesn't make any mention of them. How should I go about finding these libs? Or am I on the wrong track?

Your link command line is wrong, try this one instead:
gcc -o simple_client simple_client.c `pkg-config --cflags --libs jack`
The order of archive libraries on command line matters.

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gcc dialog library not linking

I'm trying to develop a small utility using the dialog library in C (the dialog command in linux).
On fedora linux works fine, but if i try to compile it on debian with the command:
gcc -ldialog -lncurses -I/usr/include dialog_test.c
I get the following error:
vetinari#ankhmorpork:~/Projects/Other/test$ gcc -ldialog -I/usr/include dialog_test.c
/usr/bin/ld: /tmp/ccX6fPYB.o: warning: relocation against `dialog_vars' in read-only section `.text'
/usr/bin/ld: /tmp/ccX6fPYB.o: in function `main':
dialog_test.c:(.text+0x5c): undefined reference to `init_dialog'
/usr/bin/ld: dialog_test.c:(.text+0x79): undefined reference to `dialog_yesno'
/usr/bin/ld: dialog_test.c:(.text+0xae): undefined reference to `dialog_menu'
/usr/bin/ld: dialog_test.c:(.text+0xbc): undefined reference to `dialog_vars'
/usr/bin/ld: dialog_test.c:(.text+0xc5): undefined reference to `end_dialog'
/usr/bin/ld: warning: creating DT_TEXTREL in a PIE
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
The dialog command works fine.
Anyone has any idea why it isn't working on debian?
(Answer for the wiki sake, in case someone comes by here later)
You have to put the libraries you want to link at the end of the gcc command, like this:
gcc dialog_test.c -ldialog -lncurses
The reason is explained here: The way the linker looks up symbols it has to first see the reference, and then the library prodiving the symbol
Additionally, the dialog library might have other dependencies than ncurses. There is explanation how to find out what to include and what to link here, in short: dialog-config should tell you about it.
In this specific case, what worked for me (ubuntu 20.04) was linking ncursesw instead of ncurses.
After that, I was left with an
undefined reference to `sqrt'
linker error, which can be solved by linking the match library using -lm.
So, in total, this command works:
gcc dialog_test.c -ldialog -lncursesw -lm

Linux Fedora swift symbol lookup error

I'm trying to get swift working on my Fedora 22. I've followed the official instructions (https://swift.org/getting-started/#installing-swift).
I'm able to use the swift REPL and execute a swift file without compiling it with swift main.swift
swift.main content:
print("Hello, world!")
When I'm trying to compile it via:
swiftc main.swift -o main
I'm getting the following error:
[christian#roodrallec Sources]$ swiftc main.swift -o main -v
Swift version 2.2-dev (LLVM 46be9ff861, Clang 4deb154edc, Swift 778f82939c)
Target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
/home/christian/Downloads/swift-2.2-SNAPSHOT-2015-12-01-b-ubuntu15.10/usr/bin/swift -frontend -c -primary-file main.swift -target x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu -disable-objc-interop -color-diagnostics -module-name main -o /tmp/main-dd738b.o
/home/christian/Downloads/swift-2.2-SNAPSHOT-2015-12-01-b-ubuntu15.10/usr/bin/swift-autolink-extract /tmp/main-dd738b.o -o /tmp/main-739e5f.autolink
/usr/bin/clang++ /tmp/main-dd738b.o -L /home/christian/Downloads/swift-2.2-SNAPSHOT-2015-12-01-b-ubuntu15.10/usr/lib/swift/linux -Xlinker -rpath -Xlinker /home/christian/Downloads/swift-2.2-SNAPSHOT-2015-12-01-b-ubuntu15.10/usr/lib/swift/linux -lswiftCore #/tmp/main-739e5f.autolink -Xlinker -T /home/christian/Downloads/swift-2.2-SNAPSHOT-2015-12-01-b-ubuntu15.10/usr/lib/swift/linux/x86_64/swift.ld -o main
/home/christian/Downloads/swift-2.2-SNAPSHOT-2015-12-01-b-ubuntu15.10/usr/lib/swift/linux/libswiftCore.so: undefined reference to `uiter_setUTF8_55'
/home/christian/Downloads/swift-2.2-SNAPSHOT-2015-12-01-b-ubuntu15.10/usr/lib/swift/linux/libswiftCore.so: undefined reference to `ucol_strcollIter_55'
/home/christian/Downloads/swift-2.2-SNAPSHOT-2015-12-01-b-ubuntu15.10/usr/lib/swift/linux/libswiftCore.so: undefined reference to `uiter_setString_55'
/home/christian/Downloads/swift-2.2-SNAPSHOT-2015-12-01-b-ubuntu15.10/usr/lib/swift/linux/libswiftCore.so: undefined reference to `ucol_next_55'
/home/christian/Downloads/swift-2.2-SNAPSHOT-2015-12-01-b-ubuntu15.10/usr/lib/swift/linux/libswiftCore.so: undefined reference to `ucol_closeElements_55'
/home/christian/Downloads/swift-2.2-SNAPSHOT-2015-12-01-b-ubuntu15.10/usr/lib/swift/linux/libswiftCore.so: undefined reference to `u_strToUpper_55'
/home/christian/Downloads/swift-2.2-SNAPSHOT-2015-12-01-b-ubuntu15.10/usr/lib/swift/linux/libswiftCore.so: undefined reference to `ucol_strcoll_55'
/home/christian/Downloads/swift-2.2-SNAPSHOT-2015-12-01-b-ubuntu15.10/usr/lib/swift/linux/libswiftCore.so: undefined reference to `ucol_open_55'
/home/christian/Downloads/swift-2.2-SNAPSHOT-2015-12-01-b-ubuntu15.10/usr/lib/swift/linux/libswiftCore.so: undefined reference to `u_strToLower_55'
/home/christian/Downloads/swift-2.2-SNAPSHOT-2015-12-01-b-ubuntu15.10/usr/lib/swift/linux/libswiftCore.so: undefined reference to `ucol_openElements_55'
/home/christian/Downloads/swift-2.2-SNAPSHOT-2015-12-01-b-ubuntu15.10/usr/lib/swift/linux/libswiftCore.so: undefined reference to `ucol_setAttribute_55'
clang: error: linker command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)
<unknown>:0: error: link command failed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)
Is it, because the binaries are for Ubuntu? Or what did i miss?
Thanks in advance!
As you probably know, the errors indicate that there are some symbols, most likely functions, that are needed by Swift, but are not available in any of the libraries that are being used. The function names aren't ringing the bell with me, so I cannot really tell how to resolve these particular errors.
I think at this point you might want to try building Swift from source as described here: https://github.com/apple/swift/blob/master/README.md. Using Ubuntu binaries on Fedora is probably not a good idea. Even if you get past these errors, something else is likely to come up later.
I haven't tried building Swift from source yet, so can't really share any experiences on that.

linux linker: '-lpng' inhibits '-lz'?

On ubuntu-13.04, I got an error when building an executable from shared libraries, using GCC-4.7.3 provided by the linux distribution.
I guess the problem is between libpng and zlib (the former uses the latter), but I don't know why.
First, my command is:
$ gfortran -o test_muesli_config_fml test_muesli_config_fml.o -fopenmp
-Wl,--rpath,/usr/local/lib/muesli /usr/local/lib/muesli/libfml.so -lstdc++
-Wl,--rpath,/usr/lib /usr/lib/liblapack.so -Wl,--rpath,/usr/lib /usr/lib/libblas.so
-lpng -lz -lpthread -lreadline -lhistory
which gives the following error:
/usr/local/lib/muesli/libfml.so: undefined reference to `gzwrite'
/usr/local/lib/muesli/libfml.so: undefined reference to `gzopen'
/usr/local/lib/muesli/libfml.so: undefined reference to `gzclose'
/usr/local/lib/muesli/libfml.so: undefined reference to `gzread'
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
But note that -lz is present. After that, I added the linker option --trace-symbol= in order to get more information:
$ gfortran -o test_muesli_config_fml test_muesli_config_fml.o -fopenmp
-Wl,--rpath,/usr/local/lib/muesli /usr/local/lib/muesli/libfml.so -lstdc++
-Wl,--rpath,/usr/lib /usr/lib/liblapack.so -Wl,--rpath,/usr/lib /usr/lib/libblas.so
-lpng -lz -lpthread -lreadline -lhistory -Wl,--trace-symbol=gzwrite
which in turn gives the results:
/usr/local/lib/muesli/libfml.so: reference to gzwrite
/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-linux-gnu/4.7/../../../x86_64-linux-gnu/libz.so: definition of gzwrite
/usr/local/lib/muesli/libfml.so: undefined reference to `gzwrite'
/usr/local/lib/muesli/libfml.so: undefined reference to `gzopen'
/usr/local/lib/muesli/libfml.so: undefined reference to `gzclose'
/usr/local/lib/muesli/libfml.so: undefined reference to `gzread'
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
so, gzwrite is found in libz.so but the linker don't use it!
By chance, I thought to remove the -lpng option (actually, the libpng library is not used) and my problem is solved! Why?
Secondly, I compile my whole code with another version of GCC-4.7.3 (compiled by myself -- I am used to test many versions of the compiler), and the error didn't occur, even using both -lpng and -lz!
Any idea?
In addition, a different try with another program (which USE libpng) leads to a successful build.
Edited on 2013-10-08
I'm pretty sure now that it is a bug in ubuntu-13.04: I've tried two other linux distros (Fedora 16 -- Ubuntu-10.04) and the linker behavior is standard, not as described above in the first part of my message.
I plan to report this problem on ubuntu community. Regards.
Edited on 2013-10-09
The bug has been reported to https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gcc-defaults/+bug/1237270
Two possible fixes (until ubuntu doesn't repair itself):
Try to compile in libpng.a and libz.a as a static library (it can be only a temporary solution, because static libs are evil in most cases).
Recompile libpng from the original source, and compile libz.a as static herein.

Undefine reference for libraries, so How could I find the right path?

I am trying to compile a v4l2 example in Ubuntu but I am getting the following error:
guilherme#notedev01:~/Downloads/V4l2_samples-0.4.1$ make
gcc -O2 -L/usr/include -lX11 -lXext -o viewer viewer.c
/tmp/ccUjnjWQ.o: In function `image_destroy':
viewer.c:(.text+0x234): undefined reference to `XDestroyImage'
viewer.c:(.text+0x256): undefined reference to `XFreeGC'
viewer.c:(.text+0x277): undefined reference to `XShmDetach'
viewer.c:(.text+0x2ac): undefined reference to `XFreePixmap'
/tmp/ccUjnjWQ.o: In function `image_create':
viewer.c:(.text+0x305): undefined reference to `XCreateGC'
viewer.c:(.text+0x31d): undefined reference to `XGetWindowAttributes'
viewer.c:(.text+0x39e): undefined reference to `XShmCreateImage'
viewer.c:(.text+0x3f5): undefined reference to `XShmAttach'
viewer.c:(.text+0x44e): undefined reference to `XCreateImage'
viewer.c:(.text+0x494): undefined reference to `XShmQueryExtension'
viewer.c:(.text+0x4b4): undefined reference to `XShmPixmapFormat'
viewer.c:(.text+0x4dc): undefined reference to `XShmCreatePixmap'
/tmp/ccUjnjWQ.o: In function `image_put':
viewer.c:(.text+0x54c): undefined reference to `XPutImage'
viewer.c:(.text+0x586): undefined reference to `XShmPutImage'
/tmp/ccUjnjWQ.o: In function `main':
viewer.c:(.text.startup+0x18b): undefined reference to `XOpenDisplay'
viewer.c:(.text.startup+0x1b1): undefined reference to `XScreenOfDisplay'
viewer.c:(.text.startup+0x1ee): undefined reference to `XCreateSimpleWindow'
viewer.c:(.text.startup+0x249): undefined reference to `XMapRaised'
viewer.c:(.text.startup+0x263): undefined reference to `XStoreName'
viewer.c:(.text.startup+0x280): undefined reference to `XGetWindowAttributes'
viewer.c:(.text.startup+0x92f): undefined reference to `XPending'
viewer.c:(.text.startup+0x94c): undefined reference to `XNextEvent'
viewer.c:(.text.startup+0xaee): undefined reference to `XPending'
viewer.c:(.text.startup+0xb0b): undefined reference to `XNextEvent'
viewer.c:(.text.startup+0xf39): undefined reference to `XPending'
viewer.c:(.text.startup+0xf56): undefined reference to `XNextEvent'
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status
make: *** [viewer] Error 1
What I can see is that the path for -lx11 and -lXext isn't -L/usr/include.
How can I find the right path for those libraries?
Thanks.
as Chris has pointed out, the order is wrong, you need to put the -lX11 -lXext after the source-code/object-files.
this is because modern compilers try to optimize the final result and not link against unused libraries.
they do so by maintaining a list of unresolved symbols within an object and use any binary files that come aferwards in the linker arguments to resolve those symbols.
example
your program test uses the function do_foo() from libfoo and the function do_bar_do() from libbar.
you link it using:
$ gcc -o test test.o -lfoo -lbar
the linker first searches test.o and notices that some symbols (do_foo and do_bar_do) are not defined anywhere. it then proceeds to libfoo (specified right after test.o) and finds that it provides do_foo, so it creates code to use it from your program. do_bar_do is still unresolved, until the linker checks upon libbar.
consider doing it the wrong way:
$ gcc -o test -lfoo test.o -lbar
the linker will first check libfoo and see that it doesn't contain any unresolved symbols. cool. it will then proceed to test.o and notice do_bar_do and do_foo. do_bar_do is resolved by the right-hand libbar but do_foo is not resolved at all, and you get an error:
undefined reference to `do_foo'
"but the code is meant to be a tutorial..."
so why is it not working?
older compilers where a bit lax about the order of dependencies (they would check all binaries/libraries/objects whether a given symbol could be resolved); that's why you can still find code out there that puts the libraries to link against before the object files.
The -lX11 -lXext must come after the viewer.c in the command line (and should probably be in the order -lXext -lX11). Also, ensure that the libx11-6-dev and libxext6-dev packages are installed.
System libraries are usually in /lib and /usr/lib, and you do not need to use -L to specify those directories.

pwntcha build error in Cygwin: undefined reference to imlib_load_image

I'm trying to build pwntcha on windows using Cygwin with imlib2. At the "make" step I get the error message:
/home/username/pwntcha/src/image.c:37: undefined reference to imlib_load_image.
Can anyone help me to solve it?
For more detailed:
gcc `imlib2-config --cflags` -DX_DISPLAY_MISSING=1 -Wall -O6 -g -O2 `imlib2-config --libs` -o pwntcha.exe pwntcha-main.o pwntcha-filter.o pwntcha-font.o pwntcha-image.o pwntcha-easter-eggs.o pwntcha-test.o authimage/libdecoder.a clubic/libdecoder.a java/libdecoder.a linuxfr/libdecoder.a livejournal/libdecoder.a lmt/libdecoder.a paypal/libdecoder.a phpbb/libdecoder.a scode/libdecoder.a slashdot/libdecoder.a ticketmaster/libdecoder.a tickets/libdecoder.a vbulletin/libdecoder.a xanga/libdecoder.a
pwntcha-image.o: In function `image_load':
/home/username/pwntcha/src/image.c:37: undefined reference to "imlib_load_image"
/home/username/pwntcha/src/image.c:63: undefined reference to "imlib_context_set_image"
/home/username/pwntcha/src/image.c:64: undefined reference to "imlib_image_get_width"
/home/username/pwntcha/src/image.c:65: undefined reference to "imlib_image_get_height"
/home/username/pwntcha/src/image.c:66: undefined reference to "imlib_image_get_width"
/home/username/pwntcha/src/image.c:68: undefined reference to "imlib_image_get_data"
Thank in advance.
gcc resolves symbols in the order listed. You need to patch the build system to move `imlib2-config --libs` to the very end of the link command.

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