Error message I can't find reason

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i get the following error while compiling

/Users/mk/.platformio/packages/toolchain-xtensa/bin/../lib/gcc/xtensa-lx106-elf/10.3.0/../../../../xtensa-lx106-elf/bin/ld: .pio/build/esp12e/src/main.cpp.o:(.text.setup+0x84): undefined reference to `_Z11publishMQTTPKcS0_' /Users/mk/.platformio/packages/toolchain-xtensa/bin/../lib/gcc/xtensa-lx106-elf/10.3.0/../../../../xtensa-lx106-elf/bin/ld: .pio/build/esp12e/src/main.cpp.o: in function `setup': main.cpp:(.text.setup+0x16c): undefined reference to `_Z11publishMQTTPKcS0_' collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status

i can’find the reason, nothing is underlined in my code. Can anyone give me a hint to find out why. I do not have a variable like `Z11publishMQTTPKcS0’
Thanks
regards reiner

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It’s C++ code, so the names are mangled, with their types and classes being encoded in the name. https://demangler.com/ gives back

publishMQTT(char const*, char const*)

as a result, so that is the function that it can’t find.

3

Thank you for quick response and help. So perhaps you can give me a solution. Following the part of the code leading to the prolem

I have in main.cpp

...
#include "functions.h"
...
const PROGMEM char* TOPIC = "some text";

char value[5];
...
publishMQTT(TOPIC, value);
...

in fuctions.h

...
void publishMQTT(const char *topic, const char *payload);
...

in functions.cpp

#include <ESP8266WiFi.h>
#include <PubSubClient.h>
#include "functions.h"
...
void publishMQTT( char *topic, char *payload)
{
mqttClient.publish(topic, payload, true);
}
...

The reason is, that I have put all WiFi and MQTT stuff in “functions” and separated from normal code. So I have a module I can use in multiple projects. As mqttClient.publish ist not known in main.cpp publishMQTT should pass the parameters to mqttClient.publish

Regards Rainer

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Where’s the const in the char* args? Those are differing types compared to what the header declares.