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Re: sqrt() and pow() not recognized

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From: David Malone
Date: Wed, 27 Dec 1995 00:00
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arm@helix.nih.gov (Andrew_R._Mitz) writes:

>doing the same mistake on both.  When I compile a short
>c program that uses either sqrt() or pow(), I get this
>error message:
>... undefined symbol _sqrt referenced from text segment.

>I have included math.h.  I get a different error if I
>use the wrong number of parameters in the functions.

You should include the maths library, by saying -lm , the
math.h only includes the declarations of the functions, not
the functions themselves.

	David.
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From: dwmalone@maths.tcd.ie (David Malone)
Subject: Re: sqrt() and pow() not recognized
Date: 1995/12/27
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