[CMake] Fwd: Fwd: Is it necessary to link a executable file?

2009-02-04 Thread ankit jain
-- Forwarded message -- From: ankit jain ankitgu...@gmail.com Date: 2009/2/4 Subject: Re: [CMake] Fwd: Is it necessary to link a executable file? To: Eric Noulard eric.noul...@gmail.com 2009/2/4 Eric Noulard eric.noul...@gmail.com 2009/2/4 ankit jain ankitgu...@gmail.com

Re: [CMake] Fwd: Fwd: Is it necessary to link a executable file?

2009-02-04 Thread Nick Ogden
That's because a library doesn't need a main() function. It's just a set of functions that may be called by applications and is never executed by itself, however an executable needs a point of entry and therefore needs a main() function. On Wednesday 04 February 2009 10:51:31 ankit jain wrote:

Re: [CMake] Fwd: Fwd: Is it necessary to link a executable file?

2009-02-04 Thread Eric Noulard
2009/2/4 ankit jain ankitgu...@gmail.com: The CMakeLists iam using contains: PROJECT(hello) ADD_EXECUTABLE(hello h1.C) Error iam getting is: Linking CXX executable hello /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-redhat-linux/3.2.3/../../../crt1.o(.text+0x18): In function `_start': : undefined reference

Re: [CMake] Fwd: Fwd: Is it necessary to link a executable file?

2009-02-04 Thread ankit jain
2009/2/4 Eric Noulard eric.noul...@gmail.com 2009/2/4 ankit jain ankitgu...@gmail.com: The CMakeLists iam using contains: PROJECT(hello) ADD_EXECUTABLE(hello h1.C) Error iam getting is: Linking CXX executable hello