GCC C++ Linker errors: Undefined reference to ‘vtable for XXX’, Undefined reference to ‘ClassName::ClassName()’

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This linker error usually (in my experience) means that you’ve overridden a virtual function in a child class with a declaration, but haven’t given a definition for the method. For example:

class Base
{
    virtual void f() = 0;
}
class Derived : public Base
{
    void f();
}

But you haven’t given the definition of f. When you use the class, you get the linker error. Much like a normal linker error, it’s because the compiler knew what you were talking about, but the linker couldn’t find the definition. It’s just got a very difficult to understand message.

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