saidasa
Reputation: 11
Explain the linker flag "-lm"
Could someone explain the meaning of linker flag "-lm". Which library is being represented by the letter "m". If "m" is not a library name what is it then.
Upvotes: 0
Views: 551
Answers (1)
William McBrine
Reputation: 2256
It depends on your system, but traditionally, libm is the math library. Here is where you'll find things like trig functions, square root, and other floating point operations.
Upvotes: 2
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