This is the result of these commands on the computer where there are problems : $ gcc -v -Wall -Wextra `xml2-config --cflags` -g -O2 `xml2-config --libs` -o xmlparsefile xmlparsefile-main.o Using built-in specs. 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/auto/pierre/software/libxml2-2.7.8/lib/libm.a failed attempt to open /usr/lib/gcc/i686-linux-gnu/4.6.1/libm.so failed attempt to open /usr/lib/gcc/i686-linux-gnu/4.6.1/libm.a failed attempt to open /auto/pierre/software/libxml2-2.7.8/lib/libgcc.so failed attempt to open /auto/pierre/software/libxml2-2.7.8/lib/libgcc.a failed attempt to open /usr/lib/gcc/i686-linux-gnu/4.6.1/libgcc.so failed attempt to open /auto/pierre/software/libxml2-2.7.8/lib/libgcc_s.so failed attempt to open /auto/pierre/software/libxml2-2.7.8/lib/libgcc_s.a failed attempt to open /auto/pierre/software/libxml2-2.7.8/lib/libc.so failed attempt to open /auto/pierre/software/libxml2-2.7.8/lib/libc.a failed attempt to open /usr/lib/gcc/i686-linux-gnu/4.6.1/libc.so failed attempt to open /usr/lib/gcc/i686-linux-gnu/4.6.1/libc.a failed attempt to open /auto/pierre/software/libxml2-2.7.8/lib/libgcc.so failed attempt to open /auto/pierre/software/libxml2-2.7.8/lib/libgcc.a failed attempt to open 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What can you see intresting to resolve my problem? ----- Mail original ----- De: "Kai Ruottu" <kai.ruottu@xxxxxxxxxxx> À: gcc-help@xxxxxxxxxxx Envoyé: Lundi 20 Février 2012 11:44:52 Objet: Re: The order of arguments differs 20.2.2012 10:31, spam.spam.spam.spam@xxxxxxx kirjoitti: > First computer : > gcc -Wall -Wextra `xml2-config --cflags` -g -O2 `xml2-config --libs` -o xmlparsefile xmlparsefile-main.o > make[1]: Leaving directory `/.../1-xmlParseFile/src' > make[1]: Entering directory `/.../1-xmlParseFile' > make[1]: Nothing to be done for `all-am'. > make[1]: Leaving directory `/.../1-xmlParseFile > > Second computer : > gcc -Wall -Wextra `xml2-config --cflags` -g -O2 `xml2-config --libs` -o xmlparsefile xmlparsefile-main.o > xmlparsefile-main.o: In function `parseDoc': > main.c:(.text+0xd): undefined reference to `xmlParseFile' > main.c:(.text+0x51): undefined reference to `xmlParseFile' > main.c:(.text+0x63): undefined reference to `xmlParseFile' > main.c:(.text+0x68): undefined reference to `xmlParseFile' > collect2: ld returned 1 exist status > > Do you understand why I got this error on one computer, and not on the other? Too complicated... You should simply look what the command : gcc -Wall -Wextra `xml2-config --cflags` -g -O2 `xml2-config --libs` \ -o xmlparsefile xmlparsefile-main.o causes during the link phase. The '-v' option for GCC and '-verbose' for the linker ('-Wl,-verbose' for GCC) are good tools for this. Just add them somehow to the process or try the command manually with the additions : gcc -v -Wall -Wextra `xml2-config --cflags` -g -O2 \ `xml2-config --libs` -o xmlparsefile xmlparsefile-main.o gcc -Wl,-verbose -Wall -Wextra `xml2-config --cflags` -g -O2 \ `xml2-config --libs` -o xmlparsefile xmlparsefile-main.o