how to get the x to the pow y in C under c99 standard

Question

I have #include<math.h>, and I tried to use pow(x, y) and powf(x, y). but it seems neither of them are under c99 standard. and I use the command gcc -std=c99 test.c -o test to compile. what function there exists I can use?

Answer 1

For histerical reasons, the math library is not bundled in with the rest of the Standard Library. You have to manually add it to the compilation with the -lm option to gcc.

gcc -std=c99 test.c -o test -lm

Answer 2

Did you link with the math lib?

  gcc -std=c99 test.c -o test -lm