On Mon, Feb 21, 2005 at 12:47:58PM +0530, Surabhi Ahuja wrote: > cc -I/usr/local/pgsql/include sample.c -L/usr/local/pgsql/lib -lpq -o sample > I then run it....and it gives and error > [indra:/homes/surabi] ./sample > ./sample: error while loading shared libraries: libpq.so.3: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory You probably need to specify a runtime library search path option like -R or -rpath (see your compiler or linker documentation). For example, the following might work: cc -L/usr/local/pgsql/lib -R/usr/local/pgsql/lib ... See also the manual page for the ldd command if your system has it. -- Michael Fuhr http://www.fuhr.org/~mfuhr/ ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? http://archives.postgresql.org