Rauno Tamminen <rauno.tamminen@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: > I am trying to load a dynamic library with the dlopen and I get the following error message: > > undefined symbol: _ZTV14ServiceAdapter > > What does this _ZTV14 mean? From where does it come from? ServiceAdaper is a class in my dynamic library which is compiled with gcc 3.2.2. This is a C++ or Java mangled name. The "_Z" is the prefix for a mangled name. The "TV" means that this names a vtable for the following class. The "14" means that the class name has 14 characters. "ServiceAdapter" is the class name. > If I do the nm -aC to my dynamic library and grep all the > "ServiceAdapter"'s, i get the following: To get output like _ZTV14ServiceAdapter, omit the -C option. To turn _ZTV14ServiceAdapter into something which nm -C will output, run c++filt _ZTV14ServiceAdapter, which will give you "vtable for ServiceAdapter". In fact, there it is: > U vtable for ServiceAdapter > So, there is no _ZTV14ServiceAdapter. How do I create one? Typically it will be output in the file which includes a definition for the first out-of-line virtual function declared in the class. See http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc-3.3.2/gcc/Vague-Linkage.html#Vague%20Linkage Ian