undefined reference to `boot_DynaLoader'

[Joe Flowers]

I've seen other people complaining about this exact same error plastered all
over the internet, but I haven't seen an answer to it yet. Arggggg!!!

I'm trying to compile the short and simple "persistent.c" program below but
I keep getting the "undefined reference to `boot_DynaLoader'" error message.

I'm trying this on Red Hat Linux 9.

Thanks for any help!!!!

Joe

//-----------------------------------------------------------------

***Actual command I'm using to compile the program:
gcc -I/usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi/CORE/ -L
/usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/i386-linux-thread-multi/CORE/ libperl.so persistent.c

***Actual error message I get back:
/tmp/cc6wZroJ.o(.text+0x11): In function `xs_init':
: undefined reference to `boot_DynaLoader'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status

//-----------------------------------------------------------------
//persistent.c

#include <EXTERN.h>
#include <perl.h>
#include <XSUB.h>
#include "perlxsi.c"

static PerlInterpreter *my_perl = NULL;

int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{

int exitstatus = 0;
char* command_line[] = { "", "-e", "printf \"Hello from C!\\n\";" };
char code[2048]="\0";

if((my_perl = perl_alloc()) == NULL) {
fprintf(stderr, "no memory!");
exit(1);                             }

perl_construct(my_perl);

exitstatus = perl_parse(my_perl, xs_init, 3, command_line, (char **)NULL);

if(!exitstatus) {
exitstatus = perl_run(my_perl);
}

perl_destruct(my_perl);
perl_free(my_perl);
exit(exitstatus);
return 0;
}
//------ End of Persistent.c -----------------------------

//------- Beginning of perlxsi.c -------------------------

#include <EXTERN.h>
#include <perl.h>

EXTERN_C void xs_init (pTHX);

EXTERN_C void boot_DynaLoader (pTHX_ CV* cv);

EXTERN_C void
xs_init(pTHX)
{
 char *file = __FILE__;
 dXSUB_SYS;

 /* DynaLoader is a special case */
 newXS("DynaLoader::boot_DynaLoader", boot_DynaLoader, file);
}
//-------------------------------------------------------------
//End.