FreeGLUT undefined references

Question

I have tried to get FreeGLUT and been successful before, but now I get undefined reference errors when running any FreeGLUT apps entire log:

g++.exe -L"C:\Program Files (x86)\CodeBlocks\MinGW\x86_64-w64-mingw32\lib" -o bin\Debug\fast.exe obj\Debug\main.o   -lfreeglut -lopengl32 -lglu32 -lwinmm -lgdi32 "C:\Program Files (x86)\CodeBlocks\MinGW\x86_64-w64-mingw32\lib\libfreeglut.a" "C:\Program Files (x86)\CodeBlocks\MinGW\x86_64-w64-mingw32\lib\libfreeglut_static.a"
C:/msys64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/14.1.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: skipping incompatible C:\Program Files (x86)\CodeBlocks\MinGW\x86_64-w64-mingw32\lib/libfreeglut.a when searching for -lfreeglut
C:/msys64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/14.1.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: skipping incompatible C:\Program Files (x86)\CodeBlocks\MinGW\x86_64-w64-mingw32\lib\libfreeglut.a when searching for -lfreeglut
C:/msys64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/14.1.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: C:/msys64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/14.1.0/../../../../lib/crt2.o: in function `pre_c_init':
C:/M/B/src/mingw-w64/mingw-w64-crt/crt/crtexe.c:115:(.text+0x88): undefined reference to `__p__commode'
C:/msys64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/14.1.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: C:/msys64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/14.1.0/../../../../lib/crt2.o:crtexe.c:(.rdata$.refptr.__mingw_app_type[.refptr.__mingw_app_type]+0x0): undefined reference to `__mingw_app_type'
C:/msys64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/14.1.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: C:/msys64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/14.1.0/../../../../lib/crt2.o:crtexe.c:(.rdata$.refptr.__mingw_initltssuo_force[.refptr.__mingw_initltssuo_force]+0x0): undefined reference to `__mingw_initltssuo_force'
C:/msys64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/14.1.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: C:/msys64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/14.1.0/../../../../lib/crt2.o:crtexe.c:(.rdata$.refptr.__mingw_initltsdyn_force[.refptr.__mingw_initltsdyn_force]+0x0): undefined reference to `__mingw_initltsdyn_force'
C:/msys64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/14.1.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: C:/msys64/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/14.1.0/../../../../lib/crt2.o:crtexe.c:(.rdata$.refptr.__mingw_initltsdrot_force[.refptr.__mingw_initltsdrot_force]+0x0): undefined reference to `__mingw_initltsdrot_force'
collect2.exe: error: ld returned 1 exit status
Process terminated with status 1 (0 minute(s), 0 second(s))
6 error(s), 0 warning(s) (0 minute(s), 0 second(s))

I'm also using Code::Blocks if that helps at all

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I have tried multiple different methods online and so far the one I'm on is the best I can get to, I got this by following this tutorial on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMsTI_CC-jc

Answer 1

i found out that the problem was i was building in x64 for a x32 lib so i just changed my config to x32 build and it works now thanks to everyone who tried to help me. it was just a rookie mistake