/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lglut

[Joseph Teo]

I have installed Mesa-6.0 and install glut-3.7-8.i386.rpm using rpm. However, when I compile my code, I got the below error:

gcc -I/usr/X11R6/include/ -o myWindow -L/usr/X11R6/lXmu -lGL -lGLU -lm -lglut
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lglut
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make: *** [myWindow] Error 1

Based on previous thread, I did ls /usr/lib/libglut* and I have the following files:
/usr/lib/libglut.so.3 /usr/lib/libglut.so.3.7

Again, I did echo $LD_LIBRARY_PATH, I got the below message:
/usr/lib:/usr/local/lib/

After I re-complie my code, the same error re-appears. Can anyone advise what to do and what can be done next.

Thank you.

[lulf]

You should try to compile with this:

gcc -I/usr/X11R6/include/ -o myWindow -L/usr/X11R6/lXmu -L/usr/X11R6/lib -lGL -lGLU -lm -lglut

[Joseph Teo]

Originally posted by lulf:
You should try to compile with this:

gcc -I/usr/X11R6/include/ -o myWindow -L/usr/X11R6/lXmu -L/usr/X11R6/lib -lGL -lGLU -lm -lglut

[Joseph Teo]

The same error still persists.

[Dingo Egret]

Joseph:

I have pretty much the exact same problem as you at the moment.

Im trying to compile some OpenSG tutorial examples with the makefile that comes with it, which also tries to include '-lglut' and doesnt find it. And i also have /usr/lib/libglut.so.3.

If you come up with the solution please post it here.

[Dingo Egret]

Ok, i used the whole path /usr/lib/libglut.so.3 instead of just -lglut and it works.. but if i have /usr/lib in my LD_LIBRARY_PATH it should work either way shouldnt it?

[Joseph Teo]

Originally posted by Dingo Egret:
Ok, i used the whole path /usr/lib/libglut.so.3 instead of just -lglut and it works.. but if i have /usr/lib in my LD_LIBRARY_PATH it should work either way shouldnt it?

Thanks...now it can compile. However, the below error come up:
gcc -I/usr/X11R6/include/ -o myWindow -L/usr/X11R6/lib -L/usr/lib/libglut.so.3
myWindow.o -lGL -lGLU -lX11 -lXmu -lXi -lXext -lm
myWindow.o: In function `main':
myWindow.o(.text+0xa5): undefined reference to `glutInit'
myWindow.o(.text+0xb2): undefined reference to `glutInitDisplayMode'
myWindow.o(.text+0xc7): undefined reference to `glutInitWindowSize'
myWindow.o(.text+0xd9): undefined reference to `glutInitWindowPosition'
myWindow.o(.text+0xe9): undefined reference to `glutCreateWindow'
myWindow.o(.text+0xf9): undefined reference to `glutDisplayFunc'
myWindow.o(.text+0x109): undefined reference to `glutMouseFunc'
myWindow.o(.text+0x116): undefined reference to `glutMainLoop'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make: *** [myWindow] Error 1

Any idea how to solve this undefined reference to '***'?