"eric lin" <fsshl@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > dear c++ programers: > for ubuntu 10.04 on gcc/g++ 4.4.3, which I used to link to for some of my graph file, thanks your help in advance The gcc-help mailing list is for gcc, and this is not a gcc question. On my Lucid system, libjpeg.a is found in libjpeg-dev. A web search for, e.g., "libjpeg.a Ubuntu" would have given you that answer as well. Ian