[Sussex] Compiler G++ problems

[Thomas Adam]

On Sat, Jun 18, 2005 at 10:07:34PM +0100, Andrew Guard wrote:
> I am using ubuntu 5.04.  Gosh I thought it was Linux system, well
> installing g++ I thought that would be on by default but alas no. 8
> hours wasted find out that hay ho.

Why _should_ it be on by default?  There's no requirement to say it
should.

> Now I have another problem, each time I compile all get is this error
> message from my IDE.
>
> /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -1GL collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
>
> Any wise ideas out there?

You're missing a library that the linker is trying to link against.
Which app are you trying to compile?  Only I can't tell from the error
the precise library -- it might be one of the openGL ones.

> If not thinking about trying out Fedora next.

With all due respect, changing distros because you hit a bump is hardly
going to help you.

-- Thomas Adam

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