title: __imp link errors using g++ running under mingw
body: <p>I have a simple socket program that I'm trying to compile using g++ running in mingw (both the latest versions) on a Win8 system.  I'm getting the common linker errors</p>
  
  <pre><code>undefined reference to `__imp_socket'
  undefined reference to `__imp_gethostbyname'
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I've tried adding -lws2_32 with no luck; i.e. it still can't find the references.  Can someone suggest something else I might be missing?</p>
  
  <p>Here's the full output:</p>
  
  <pre><code>G:\source\kak&gt;g++ -o ./test_client -lws2_32 test_client.C
  C:\Users\kenkahn\AppData\Local\Temp\ccDZTr9b.o:test_client.C:(.text+0x4f): undefined reference to `__imp_inet_addr'
  C:\Users\kenkahn\AppData\Local\Temp\ccDZTr9b.o:test_client.C:(.text+0x6b): undefined reference to `__imp_socket'
  C:\Users\kenkahn\AppData\Local\Temp\ccDZTr9b.o:test_client.C:(.text+0x8b): undefined reference to `__imp_connect'
  d:/program files/mingw/mingw64/bin/../lib/gcc/x86_64-w64-mingw32/4.8.1/../../../../x86_64-w64-mingw32/bin/ld.exe: C:\Users\kenkahn\AppData\Local\Temp\ccDZTr9b.o: bad reloc address 0xc in section `.xdata'
  collect2.exe: error: ld returned 1 exit status
  </code></pre>