Rust errors / Names, paths and imports
Rust compiler error · checked with rustc 1.99.0
Rust error E0459: `#[link]` attribute requires a `name = "string"` argument
What it meansA link was used without a name parameter.
What rustc prints
error[E0459]: `#[link]` attribute requires a `name = "string"` argument
--> main.rs:1:1
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1 | #[link(kind = "dylib")] extern "C" {}
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ missing `name` argumentReal output of rustc 1.99.0 compiling the official example below (2021 edition). Your names and line numbers will differ; the first line is the part to match.
E0459Names, paths and imports
Activein rustc 1.99.0
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The compiler team's explanation
A link was used without a name parameter.
Erroneous code example:
#[link(kind = "dylib")] extern "C" {}
// error: `#[link(...)]` specified without `name = "foo"`Please add the name parameter to allow the rust compiler to find the library you want. Example:
#[link(kind = "dylib", name = "some_lib")] extern "C" {} // ok!From rustc --explain E0459 (1.99.0), part of the Rust project, MIT or Apache-2.0. Official page.
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