i want it to read the include!!!!!

Hano · 05-04-2002, 10:55 AM

Hi every1,

i installes something (doesn't matter what) and it put some headers on /usr/local/include (which are there). Now, i have this in my path in my .bash_profile file. But i compile a file with the header and doesn't find it!

#include <hdf5.h>
int main() {};

icc tryit.c
(oh, oh , i'm a stupid compiler, i don't know where to look, oh oh!)
but gcc tryit.c
do well and do the job

Where do you instruct the compiler to find this without having to put -Ipath like things? is there a easy way?

Hano

mikek147 · 05-04-2002, 01:53 PM

One method is to define the include differently, as:

#include "/usr/local/include/hdf5.h"

-mk

Hano · 05-05-2002, 12:25 AM

thats exactly what i dont want to do; because that would mean change hundreds of include lines in random places through recursive branches of multi-dimensional sources; i would be better to do nothing at all and drink a beer

Hano

Hano · 05-05-2002, 12:58 AM

thats really my question: whats the difference bteween include <> and include "" ?

Hano

mikek147 · 05-05-2002, 09:38 AM

Include file in <> brackets default to /usr/include. Files enclosed in "" are given with complete paths and are located anywhere. Some versions of UNIX allow for a $INCLUDEPATH system variable where various include paths can be specified the same way as $PATH. You might try that, but don't be too disapointed if it doesn't work. The only other alternative is to create symlinks in /usr/include to where the include files are actually located. -mk