RE: [GENERAL] crypt compile error

Did you link in crypt?  Try adding -lcrypt to the compile line.
        -DEJ

> -----Original Message-----
> From:    Matthew [SMTP:matt@ctlno.com]
> Sent:    Friday, June 12, 1998 10:50 AM
> To:    pgsql-general@postgreSQL.org
> Subject:    [GENERAL] crypt compile error
>
> Hello, I am new to the world of PostgreSQL.  I recently installed the
> PostgreSQL database and tried to compile one of the example C programs
> from the web site.  I fixed a few typo's then it compiled, but when it
> goes to do the linking I get an error complaining about undefined
> reference to crypt.  I have included the exact error message and gcc
> version below.  Please help, do you have any suggestions?  I recently
> installed PostgreSQL v 6.3.2.  If I can't a C program to compile, it's
> going to make using PostgreSQL very hard for this project.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Matt O'Connor
>
>
> ./postgresql-6.3.2/src/interfaces/libpq/libpq.a(fe-auth.o): In
> function
> `pg_password_sendauth':
> fe-auth.o(.text+0x17): undefined reference to `crypt'
>
> /pub$gcc -v
> Reading specs from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-redhat-linux/2.7.2.3/specs
> gcc version 2.7.2.3
>
>