getting "undefined reference to `check' "error on Windows - c++

Question

I try to connect a DB to C++ with the Connector C++ 8.0.
When I compile a really simple code :
#include <iostream>
#include <jdbc.h>
int main(){
sql::Driver *driver;
driver = get_driver_instance();
return 0;
}
I get this error:
c:/program files (x86)/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/12.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: C:\Users\newva\AppData\Local\Temp\ccjFB5x8.o:Main.cpp:(.text+0x1f): undefined reference to `check(std::__cxx11::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> > const&)'
c:/program files (x86)/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/12.2.0/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: C:\Users\newva\AppData\Local\Temp\ccjFB5x8.o:Main.cpp:(.text+0x53): undefined reference to `check(std::map<std::__cxx11::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> >, std::__cxx11::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> >, std::less<std::__cxx11::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> > >, std::allocator<std::pair<std::__cxx11::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> > const, std::__cxx11::basic_string<char, std::char_traits<char>, std::allocator<char> > > > >
const&)'
collect2.exe: error: ld returned 1 exit status
When I comment the "driver = get_driver_instance();" line, the code compile.
I compile with a Makefile :
MYSQL_CONCPP_DIR = "C:\Program Files\MySQL\Connector C++ 8.0"
CPPFLAGS=-I $(MYSQL_CONCPP_DIR)\include\mysql -L $(MYSQL_CONCPP_DIR)\lib64\vs14
LDLIBS=-lmysqlcppconn
CXXFLAGS=-std=c++20
result.exe:Main.cpp
g++ Main.cpp ${CXXFLAGS} ${CPPFLAGS} ${LDLIBS} -o result.exe
I am on Windows 10.

Answer 1

Connector C++ has 2 APIs.
JDBC (the one you are using)
X DevAPI
You are linking with mysqlcppconn8 which is DevAPI. You should link with mysqlcppconn.
Both are bundled on the same package.