I'm having linking or compilation errors

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I am using Netbeans for my C++ project. I compiled my program using make and ran into this error:

collect2: error: ld terminated with signal 11 [Segmentation fault], core dumped
Makefile:4: recipe for target 'barn' failed
make: *** [barn] Error 1

Whereas, when I compiled it in a linux environment(Ubuntu to be precise), it compiled fine. What could have possibly gone wrong?

This is what I got when I typed make -n:

g++ -c main.cc
g++ -c Animal.cc
g++ -c Bird.cc
g++ -c Chicken.cc
g++ -c Cat.cc
g++ -c Pig.cc
g++ -o barn main.o Animal.o Bird.o Chicken.o Cat.o Pig.o Random.o

PS I prefer using Netbeans

Suggesting to try also passing "-Wl,--verbose" to gcc in order to debug the linker — Marco A., Mar 25 '14 at 17:19
Compile using `g++ -Wall`. Show your version of `g++` (and possibly also of `ld`). Look also at output of `dmesg`. Check that the error is reproducible (I'm thinking of some hardware failure; I never saw `ld` SIGSEGfaulting). — Basile Starynkevitch, Mar 25 '14 at 17:25
@BasileStarynkevitch I compiled using g++ -Wall and I'm still getting the same error. My g++ version is 4.3.4. How do I view dmesg? — user3450695, Mar 25 '14 at 17:40
Type `dmesg` in a console. Also, check that the disk is not full with `df -h; df -i` .... BTW GCC 4.3.4 is really old, consider upgrading it. Current one is 4.8.2 — Basile Starynkevitch, Mar 25 '14 at 17:42
Then, dont use Netbeans. Edit your files with a good editor like `emacs`. Have a `Makefile` (like [this](http://stackoverflow.com/a/14180540/841108) ...). Use it by compiling with `make`. — Basile Starynkevitch, Mar 25 '14 at 17:56

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 25 '14 at 17:18

A segment fault in the linker suggests a bug with that. This is what I would try if I were to run into this problem.

At the command line do

g++ -o barn main.cc Animal.cc Bird.cc Chicken.cc Cat.cc Pig.cc Random.cc

If that does not work, try variations like:

g++ -o barn main.cc Pig.cc Random.cc Animal.cc Bird.cc Chicken.cc Cat.cc

The order should not matter. This is just the kind of thing I would try with a mystery-meat problem like this.

I'm having linking or compilation errors

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