std.net.curl linker errors in Linux

Question

I'm trying to use std.net.curl on 32-bit Ubuntu Linux (11.10 Ocelot) using DMD 2.058.

When I build (dmd source.d) I get:

/usr/lib/gcc/i686-linux-gnu/4.6.1/../../../../lib/libphobos2.a(curl.o): In function `_D3std3net4curl4Curl19_sharedStaticCtor30FZv':
std/net/curl.d:(.text._D3std3net4curl4Curl19_sharedStaticCtor30FZv+0x6): undefined reference to `curl_global_init'
/usr/lib/gcc/i686-linux-gnu/4.6.1/../../../../lib/libphobos2.a(curl.o): In function `_D3std3net4curl4Curl19_sharedStaticDtor31FZv':
std/net/curl.d:(.text._D3std3net4curl4Curl19_sharedStaticDtor31FZv+0x4): undefined reference to `curl_global_cleanup'
/usr/lib/gcc/i686-linux-gnu/4.6.1/../../../../lib/libphobos2.a(curl_12fd_140.o): In function `_D3std3net4curl4HTTP4Impl6__dtorMFZv':
std/net/curl.d:(.text._D3std3net4curl4HTTP4Impl6__dtorMFZv+0x12): undefined reference to `curl_slist_free_all'
/usr/lib/gcc/i686-linux-gnu/4.6.1/../../../../lib/libphobos2.a(curl_12fd_140.o): In function `_D3std3net4curl4HTTP3dupMFZS3std3net4curl4HTTP':
std/net/curl.d:(.text._D3std3net4curl4HTTP3dupMFZS3std3net4curl4HTTP+0x53): undefined reference to `curl_slist_append'

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I added -L-lcurl to my command line (full command: dmd source.d -L-lcurl) but I get the exact same result. I have libcurl4-openssl installed. I can build a simple C curl program on this computer without issue (gcc simple.c -lcurl). I'm not sure where to look from here to figure this out.

Update: Here is how the linker is invoked according to dmd -v:

gcc source.o -o source -m32 -lcurl -Xlinker -L/usr/lib -Xlinker -L/usr/lib64 -Xlinker --no-warn-search-mismatch -Xlinker --export-dynamic -lphobos2 -lpthread -lm -lrt

Answer 1

As you yourself discovered, the order of libraries is incorrect. A quote from "An Introduction to GCC": "A library which calls an external function defined in another library should appear before the library containing the function." In your case libphobos calls external library's (libcurl) function(s), so I guess libphobos should go before libcurl.

The book is available online. Chapter related to the OT is here: http://www.network-theory.co.uk/docs/gccintro/gccintro_18.html