Re: [HACKERS] Libpq++ and RH5.1

On Thu, 11 Jun 1998, Sidney Traynham wrote:

> I am trying to use Libpq++ for PG6.3.2 and Red Hat 5.1, and am having
> trouble
> compiling programs that use it.  I tried #include <libpq++.h> and didn't
> link
> and libpq dirs and I got some linker errors (not able to find such and
> such
> functions), then I tried linking the way I used to with just plain old
> libpq,
> but to avail.  Everyone says that libpq is better, but I like the C++
> interface better, and want to try to get that to work.
>
> If anyone has had any luck with libpq++ in general and could send me the
> basics on what command line options I need to use to compile and what
> header
> files to include I would greatly appreciate it.

IIRC you have to include both libpq++.h as well as libpq-fe.h, and you'll
have to link with -lpq -lpq++ and possibly with -lcrypt

Maarten

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