-L-ldl needed on Linux

[Bill Baxter]

Bill Baxter wrote:
> Tower Ty wrote:
>> Bill Baxter Wrote:
>>
>>> Unknown W. Brackets wrote:
>>
>>
>> I'm interested here in understanding another difference between Linux 
>> and Windows.
>> Chris Miller used Entice Designer to construct a GUI with the 
>> following imports
>>
>>  
>> 1    /*
>> 2        Generated by Entice Designer
>> 3        Entice Designer written by Christopher E. Miller
>> 4        www.dprogramming.com/entice.php
>> 5    */
>> 6   
>> 7    import dwt.DWT;
>> 8    import dwt.widgets.Display, dwt.widgets.Shell;
>> 9    import dwt.widgets.Group, dwt.widgets.Text;
>> 10    import dwt.widgets.Label, dwt.widgets.Combo;
>> 11    import dwt.graphics.Color, dwt.graphics.Rectangle;
>> 12    import dwt.widgets.MessageBox;
>> 13   
>> 14   
>> 15    class MyShell
>> 16    {
>> 17        // Do not modify or move this block of variables.
>> 18        //~Entice Designer variables begin here.
>> 19        dwt.widgets.Shell.Shell shell;
>> 20        dwt.widgets.Group.Group group1;
>> 21        dwt.widgets.Text.Text text3;
>> 22        dwt.widgets.Label.Label label5;
>> 23        dwt.widgets.Text.Text Date;
>> 24        dwt.widgets.Combo.Combo Payee;
>> 25        dwt.widgets.Text.Text Code;
>> 26        dwt.widgets.Text.Text ChequeNo;
>> 27        dwt.widgets.Text.Text Details;
>> 28        dwt.widgets.Button.Button OKButton;
>> 29        dwt.widgets.Text.Text Credit;
>> 30        dwt.widgets.Text.Text Debit;
>> 31        dwt.widgets.Table.Table DataTable;
>> 32        //~Entice Designer variables end here.
>>   
>> Now he tells me that this compiles in windows as is .
>>
>> Notice he uses a Table . When I take the same program and compile it 
>> on Linux  I must add " Import dwt.widgets.Table" or it will not compile.
>>
>> Now I am wondering if your problem with d l l ' s is similar ? Some 
>> built in assumptions that Linux does not have .
> 
> 
> I don't believe what Chris told you is true.  I just used Entice 
> designer to make a DWT gui on Windows yesterday, and it was missing many 
> imports and wouldn't compile out of the box without adding them.

Well, ok, maybe "many" is a bit of an overstatement.  But it did not 
compile out of the box without adding some additional imports.


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