OpenMP library specification

Question

hello , i am new to open mp and i tried an sample program from the official site

#include <omp.h>
#include <stdio.h>
int main() {
#pragma omp parallel
printf("Hello from thread %d, nthreads %d\n", omp_get_thread_num(), omp_get_num_threads());
}

and i have set the library in the eclipse as libgomp in project Properties->GCC c++ linker-

but the program say /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -llibgomp can i know where i am wrong

Answer 1

Try linking with gomp instead of libgomp: library names must be passed to the linker without the lib prefix, which it adds automatically. Hence the error, it is trying to find liblibgomp. Don't forget the compiler flag -fopenmp, otherwise the OpenMP pragmas will simply be ignored.