[OCLUG-devel] Runtime Libraries

[Christopher Smith]

Doug Jolley wrote:

>     > You want to do "-lcrypt", the "lib" is automatically prepended.
>
>
> That certainly seems to do the trick.  Thanks a batch.  Now, if I
> could just figure out when it is that I have to do that and when I can
> get by with just including the header file, I might actually be on my
> way to understanding this.  Thanks again.

Unfortunately, this is one area where the Linux man pages are more than
a bit deficient. Most commercial Unix's make it clear what headers *and*
what libraries are needed for a given function. I never have been able
to figure out why the Linux man pages specifically deficient in this area.

--Chris