Problem to link to libsecp256k1 on ARM architecture

Question

Trying to compile with g++ -o addr 69_addr2.cpp $(pkg-config --cflags --libs libbitcoin) is getting me this error:

/usr/bin/ld: /home/pi/libbitcoininstall/lib/libsecp256k1.a(libsecp256k1_la-secp256k1.o): in function `secp256k1_num_mod_inverse':
/home/pi/GitBen/LibbitcoinBen/build-libbitcoin/secp256k1/src/num_gmp_impl.h:128: undefined reference to `__gmpn_gcdext'
/usr/bin/ld: /home/pi/libbitcoininstall/lib/libsecp256k1.a(libsecp256k1_la-secp256k1.o): in function `__gmpn_sub':
/usr/include/arm-linux-gnueabihf/gmp.h:2190: undefined reference to `__gmpn_sub_n'
/usr/bin/ld: /home/pi/libbitcoininstall/lib/libsecp256k1.a(libsecp256k1_la-secp256k1.o): in function `secp256k1_num_set_bin':
/home/pi/GitBen/LibbitcoinBen/build-libbitcoin/secp256k1/src/num_gmp_impl.h:49: undefined reference to `__gmpn_set_str'
/usr/bin/ld: /home/pi/GitBen/LibbitcoinBen/build-libbitcoin/secp256k1/src/num_gmp_impl.h:49: undefined reference to `__gmpn_set_str'
/usr/bin/ld: /home/pi/libbitcoininstall/lib/libsecp256k1.a(libsecp256k1_la-secp256k1.o): in function `secp256k1_num_get_bin':
/home/pi/GitBen/LibbitcoinBen/build-libbitcoin/secp256k1/src/num_gmp_impl.h:34: undefined reference to `__gmpn_get_str'
/usr/bin/ld: /home/pi/libbitcoininstall/lib/libsecp256k1.a(libsecp256k1_la-secp256k1.o): in function `secp256k1_num_set_bin':
/home/pi/GitBen/LibbitcoinBen/build-libbitcoin/secp256k1/src/num_gmp_impl.h:49: undefined reference to `__gmpn_set_str'
/usr/bin/ld: /home/pi/GitBen/LibbitcoinBen/build-libbitcoin/secp256k1/src/num_gmp_impl.h:49: undefined reference to `__gmpn_set_str'
/usr/bin/ld: /home/pi/libbitcoininstall/lib/libsecp256k1.a(libsecp256k1_la-secp256k1.o): in function `secp256k1_num_get_bin':
/home/pi/GitBen/LibbitcoinBen/build-libbitcoin/secp256k1/src/num_gmp_impl.h:34: undefined reference to `__gmpn_get_str'
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status

Why is there a reference to the build-libbitcoin directory?

I installed libbitcoin in /home/pi/libbitcoininstall and the other directory is just the git where the automatic install script placed all the files.

So, this process should be finished. Why do I even get a print with that directory?

The installation went without error.

I am doing this on a Raspberry (should it matter?)

The small program I try to compile is from a textbook:

#include <bitcoin/bitcoin.hpp>

int main()
{
  bc::ec_secret secret;
  bool success = bc::decode_base16(secret,"038109007313a5807b2eccc082c8c3fbb988a973cacf1a7df9ce725c31v14776");
  assert(success);

  bc::ec_point public_key = bc::secret_to_public_key(secret);
  std::cout << "Public key: " << bc::encode_hex(public_key) << std::endl;

  const bc::short_hash hash = bc::bitcoin_short_hash(public_key);

  bc::data_chunk unencoded_address;
  unencoded_address.reserve(25);
  unencoded_address.push_back(0);
  bc::extend_data(unencoded_address, hash);
  bc::append_checksum(unencoded_address);
  assert(unencoded_address.size() == 25);
  const std::string address = bc::encode_base58(unencoded_address);

  std::cout << "Address: " << address << std::endl;
  return 0;
}

Answer 1

It seems like pkg-config found libsecp256k1 in the build-libbitcoin directory. which is part of libbitcoin, so they probably build libsecp25k61 there.

The reason your code doesn't compile is because your libsecp was compiled with libgmp enabled, now this is a dynamic link.
So if you're trying to create a binary here you need to add -lgmp and if it's not in your system libs you'll need to also give a location to the .so file

Another option would be to recompile libsecp with libgmp linking disabled.

Answer 2

I could solve the issue by using the --static attribute:

g++ -o addr 69_addr2.cpp $(pkg-config --cflags --libs --static libbitcoin)