[Rd] Problem with compiling shared C/C++ library for loading into R (Linux)

[torpedo fisken]

I think you're not linking it together when you call R CMD SHLIB, use
something like

R CMD SHLIB mylib.c yourlib1.o yourlib2.o

Otherwise mail again with your Makefile, or all the commands you are using

good luck

2009/1/11 Samsiddhi Bhattacharjee <samsiddhi.bhattacharjee at gmail.com>:
> Dear all,
>
> I am using the .Call interface to call c++ code from R. For that, I am
> trying to create a dynamic library (mylib.so)
> using "R CMD SHLIB" by linking my own c++ code and an external c++
> library (blitz++).
>
> The makefile works fine on my Mac, produces mylib.so and I am able to
> call .Call() from R,  but on a linux
> server (I think Debian),  I got the following error:
>
> ----------
> /usr/bin/ld: /somepath/blitz/lib/libblitz.a(globals.o):
> relocation R_X86_64_32 against `a local symbol' can not be used when
> making a shared object; recompile with -fPIC
> /somepath/blitz/lib/libblitz.a: could not read symbols: Bad value
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> ----------
>
> I tried recompiling the blitz++ library with the -fPIC flag, and then
> linking using -fPIC, it went thorugh without error
> producing a "mylib.so" file.  But when I tried "dyn.load(mylib.so)"
> from R, I got the error:
>
> ----------
> Error in dyn.load("mylib.so") :
>  unable to load shared library '/somepath/mylib.so':
>  /somepath/mylib.so: undefined symbol: _ZSt4cerr
> ---------
>
> I will really appreciate any help or advice on this problem.
>
> --Samsiddhi Bhattacharjee
>
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