Re: building a library with an external dependancy

[Paul Pluzhnikov <ppluzhnikov-nsp@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Martijn" <subscription-remove-101@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

>  gcc ...-lcomctl32 -lhtmlhelp -llxdatastruct -llxwinctrl 
>  -llxwinlib -lshlwapi -lversion -o a.exe

> liblxwinctrl.a(lx_filectrl.o)(.text+0x1b):lx_filectrl.c: 
> undefined reference to `InitCommonControlsEx@4''

You've got the library order backwards. The libraries that use a
symbol must preceed the library that *defines* it on the link line.

Gory details here:
 http://webpages.charter.net/ppluzhnikov/linker.html
 
Generally, you should list all system libraries *after* all of
"user" (i.e. your own) libraries.

Cheers,
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