Can't compile c++ file from terminal [duplicate] - c++

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I am using OpenCV to record the video from webcam. I used Xcode 6.4 to write a (C++) code to record the video on OS X Yosemite 10.10.4. It is working perfectly fine when I compile and run it from Xcode but when I want to compile (using g++ -o main main.cpp) it from terminal it generates following errors:
Undefined symbols for architecture x86_64:
"cv::VideoWriter::write(cv::Mat const&)", referenced from:
_main in main-027833.o
"cv::VideoWriter::VideoWriter(cv::String const&, int, double, cv::Size_<int>, bool)", referenced from:
_main in main-027833.o
"cv::VideoWriter::~VideoWriter()", referenced from:
_main in main-027833.o
"cv::VideoCapture::VideoCapture(int)", referenced from:
_main in main-027833.o
"cv::VideoCapture::~VideoCapture()", referenced from:
_main in main-027833.o
"cv::VideoCapture::operator>>(cv::Mat&)", referenced from:
_main in main-027833.o
"cv::Mat::deallocate()", referenced from:
cv::Mat::release() in main-027833.o
"cv::String::deallocate()", referenced from:
cv::String::~String() in main-027833.o
"cv::String::allocate(unsigned long)", referenced from:
cv::String::String(char const*) in main-027833.o
"cv::imshow(cv::String const&, cv::_InputArray const&)", referenced from:
_main in main-027833.o
"cv::waitKey(int)", referenced from:
_main in main-027833.o
"cv::fastFree(void*)", referenced from:
cv::Mat::~Mat() in main-027833.o
"cv::VideoCapture::get(int) const", referenced from:
_main in main-027833.o
"cv::VideoCapture::isOpened() const", referenced from:
_main in main-027833.o
ld: symbol(s) not found for architecture x86_64
clang: error: linker command fail
ed with exit code 1 (use -v to see invocation)
I know its because it can't link OpenCV lib. I tried using "vi
$HOME/.bash_profile" and then setting path like
"export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/include"
and
"export PATH=$PATH:/user/local/lib"
but it doesn't help. Also I tried
g++ -o main main.cpp -l `pkg-config opencv --cflags --libs`
but of no use.
I don't know how to specify path. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks!

Answer 1

Finally, after 3 days of frustration I found the solution. I am sharing for someone who is also struggling with the same kind of problem.
What you have to do is just add all those flags that you added in the Xcode "other linker flags" while compiling your code from terminal. So here is the command that works for me.
g++ main.cpp -o main -I/usr/local/include -L/usr/local/lib -lopencv_core -lopencv_calib3d -lopencv_videoio -lopencv_video -lopencv_videostab -lopencv_highgui
I didn't include all the flags because I was only working with videos but you may have to add more or less depending on what you are working on.