Hi everyone,

I dont know if this is the right place to ask this question. but this is the only place like this
I am registed with and I use linux so I thought I would give it a go.

I am trying to link libmysqlclient.so to my C program but don't know how. It can not find the library file

$ ld -llibmysqlclient.so
ld: cannot find -llibmysqlclient.so

$ ld -l/usr/lib/libmysqlclient.so
ld: cannot find -l/usr/lib/libmysqlclient.so

I am using Anjuta as my IDE, but at the monment I just want to know how to find the libraries. I am a working programmer but Windows Borland C++, moving all the code over to Linux as the licences are cheaper for the company

Please let me know if you need more information.

Thanks

Hello,
I've just moved your question to the Programming forum. Member Intro is a good place to say 'hello', but it's not the best place for questions. Please try to choose the right forum before posting. I think that your questions fits Programming best, so it's moved.

Now, the answer.
You need to use -lmysqlclient
When you're using -l option, you remove 'lib' profix and '.so' suffix (and all version numbers). It may not be enough, because includes for such a client may not in standard directories - then you need to use -L option, too.

Thanks Mara, problem solved...