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Re: Can't link to libws2_32.a
On Thu, 23 Oct 2003, Takeshi Honda wrote:
> I want to use winsock2.h, but when I compiled my program,
> I got the following errors.
>
> %gcc -lwsock32 -lws2_32 main.cpp
>
First off, libraries go after C/C++ files, so:
gcc main.cpp -lwsock32 -lws2_32
Secondly, why are you trying to use winsock in Cygwin? Just use normal
unix sockets. If you were using mingw/-mno-cygwin, I might understand.
> DLL version is 1.3.12.
>
If you meant the Cygwin DLL here, I *strongly* suggest you update as you
won't be getting much more help from this list until you do.
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