The usr/bin/ld: cannot find -l<nameOfTheLibrary>

Question

I am trying to compile the program and it returns the below error :

usr/bin/ld: cannot find -l<nameOfTheLibrary>

In my makefile, I use this command g++ and link to my library which is the symbolic link to my library located in another directory.

Is there any option to add to make it work, please?

Answer 1

If the library name is say libxyz.so and it is located on path say:

/home/user/myDir

Then link it to your program:

g++ -L/home/user/myDir -lxyz myprog.cpp -o myprog

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