C++ Linker Error SDL Image - could not read symbols

Question

I'm trying to use the SDL_Image library and I've added the .so to the link libraries list for my project (I'm using Code::Blocks, by the way).

After doing this, when I go to compile, I get this error:

Linking console executable: bin/Debug/ttfx /usr/lib32/libSDL_image-1.2.so: could not read symbols: File in wrong format

What does this mean and how can I get it working?

Edit: I'm using gcc.

Thanks!

Benjamin Bannier · Accepted Answer · 2010-03-27 01:30:17Z

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During the linking step there are incompatibilities since some of your object files were compiled for 32-bit and some for 64-bit. Looking at its path libSDL_image.so was probably compiled for 32-bit.

If you use the GNU compiler add -m32 to your CXXFLAGS to compile your objects for 32-bit, too.

answered Mar 27, 2010 at 1:30

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Matthew H Over a year ago

How exactly would I add that to my CXXFLAGS? Would it be near where I added that file to my link libraries list?

Benjamin Bannier Over a year ago

@Matt: I don't use codeblocks myself, but this section in the docs seems to detail what one needs to do wiki.codeblocks.org/…

Black Over a year ago

@MatthewH did you found out how to add it to the CXXFLAGS? Can you pls tell me how it is done?

Peter K. · Accepted Answer · 2010-03-27 01:27:21Z

This link and this one suggest that the problem is you're doing a 64-bit compile with a 32-bit library. YMMV

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