Strange, it looks OK to me with the -lpq. My guess is that it is some SCO strangeness but I am not sure what. Do an 'nm' on libpq.so and see if those symbols are in there. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jim Morcombe wrote: > Can anyone help me with this problem? > > I have installed postgresql-7.2.1 and am trying to compile one of the > test programs from the directory src/test/examples. > > I am running an old version of SCO Openserver 5 > > I am using the following command: > > cc testlibpq.c -I/usr/local/pgsql/include -L/usr/local/pgsql/lib -lpq > -otestlibpq > > I receive the following error messages: > > undefined first referenced > symbol in file > PQfinish testlibpq.o > PQsetdbLogin testlibpq.o > PQstatus testlibpq.o > PQerrorMessage testlibpq.o > PQexec testlibpq.o > PQresultStatus testlibpq.o > PQclear testlibpq.o > PQnfields testlibpq.o > PQfname testlibpq.o > PQgetvalue testlibpq.o > PQntuples testlibpq.o > ld fatal: Symbol referencing errors. No output written to testlibpq > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command > (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) > -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us pgman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx