[Mesa-users] undefined symbols in object file

[tom fogal]

suma s <suma_s27 at yahoo.co.in> writes:
> correct me if iam wrong....as per i know..when ever any C file
> complies to an object file.. all the symbols in the object file has
> to be defined right ??...

no.  in:

  #include <stdio.h>
  int main() { puts("hi!"); }

`puts' will be an undefined symbol in the .o. it gets resolved when you
link the .o into an executable.

-tom