DSO missing from command line

c++ linux g++ undefined-reference
srai picture srai · Jun 7, 2014 · Viewed 119.7k times · Source

I am trying to compile a C++ program like this:

$ g++ -o Sniffer_Train main.cpp Sniffer_train.cpp Sniffer_train.h -lmysqlclient -lpcap

However I get the following error:

/usr/bin/ld: /tmp/cct6xeXD.o: undefined reference to symbol
'pthread_join@@GLIBC_2.4' //lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/libpthread.so.0:
error adding symbols: DSO missing from command line

collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status

I have no idea what this error means. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Answer

anatolyg picture anatolyg · Jun 7, 2014

DSO here means Dynamic Shared Object; since the error message says it's missing from the command line, I guess you have to add it to the command line.

That is, try adding -lpthread to your command line.

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