Re: [Help-gsl] GSL 1.12 build issue: symbol `gsl_complex_rect' is multiply-defined

[Brian Gough]

At Mon, 09 Feb 2009 11:06:04 -0600,
Rodney Sparapani wrote:
> ld: fatal: symbol `gsl_complex_rect' is multiply-defined:
>       (file complex/.libs/libgslcomplex.a(math.o) type=FUNC; file 
> complex/.libs/libgslcomplex.a(inline.o) type=FUNC);
> ld: fatal: File processing errors. No output written to 
> .libs/libgsl.so.0.13.0
> gmake[2]: *** [libgsl.la] Error 1
> gmake[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/gsl/gsl-1.12'
> gmake[1]: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
> gmake[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/local/src/gsl/gsl-1.12'
> gmake: *** [all] Error 2
> 
> Any ideas?

Could be the type of inline used by the compiler (C99 style vs GCC
extern inline) as there is a conflict between the two.  Try compiling
with

  ./configure CFLAGS="-g -O2 -DGSL_C99_INLINE"

See gsl_inline.h for more info.

-- 
Brian Gough

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