I have this same problem. I've fixed a few peculiarities so far for Ubuntu. For example the .cpp file needs to have include <string.h> rather than <string> and also include <stdio.h>. The g++ line needs to have -pthread for the pthreads things to work. Thus I am at this point on Ubuntu 64:
/usr/share/doc/vmware-vix-disklib/samples/diskLib$ make
g++ -v -Wl,--verbose -o vix-disklib-sample -I/usr/lib/vmware-vix-disklib/include -L/usr/lib/vmware-vix-disklib/lib64 -lvixDiskLib -pthread vixDiskLibSample.cpp
Using built-in specs.
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COLLECT_GCC_OPTIONS='-v' '-o' 'vix-disklib-sample' '-I' '/usr/lib/vmware-vix-disklib/include' '-L/usr/lib/vmware-vix-disklib/lib64' '-pthread' '-shared-libgcc' '-mtune=generic' '-march=x86-64'
as --64 -o /tmp/ccBRDvhT.o /tmp/ccaaAZlB.s
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vixDiskLibSample.cpp:(.text+0x370): undefined reference to `VixDiskLib_InitEx'
vixDiskLibSample.cpp:(.text+0x39f): undefined reference to `VixDiskLib_Init'
vixDiskLibSample.cpp:(.text+0x409): undefined reference to `VixDiskLib_PrepareForAccess'
vixDiskLibSample.cpp:(.text+0x439): undefined reference to `VixDiskLib_Connect'
vixDiskLibSample.cpp:(.text+0x472): undefined reference to `VixDiskLib_ConnectEx'
vixDiskLibSample.cpp:(.text+0x5f3): undefined reference to `VixDiskLib_EndAccess'
vixDiskLibSample.cpp:(.text+0x612): undefined reference to `VixDiskLib_Disconnect'
vixDiskLibSample.cpp:(.text+0x61d): undefined reference to `VixDiskLib_Exit'
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vixDiskLibSample.cpp:(.text+0x1317): undefined reference to `VixDiskLib_GetInfo'
vixDiskLibSample.cpp:(.text+0x1547): undefined reference to `VixDiskLib_FreeInfo'
vixDiskLibSample.cpp:(.text+0x154c): undefined reference to `VixDiskLib_ListTransportModes'
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vixDiskLibSample.cpp:(.text+0x160c): undefined reference to `VixDiskLib_Create'
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vixDiskLibSample.cpp:(.text+0x16ca): undefined reference to `VixDiskLib_CreateChild'
/tmp/ccBRDvhT.o: In function `DoFill()':
vixDiskLibSample.cpp:(.text+0x17f5): undefined reference to `VixDiskLib_Write'
/tmp/ccBRDvhT.o: In function `DoReadMetadata()':
vixDiskLibSample.cpp:(.text+0x191f): undefined reference to `VixDiskLib_ReadMetadata'
vixDiskLibSample.cpp:(.text+0x19e2): undefined reference to `VixDiskLib_ReadMetadata'
/tmp/ccBRDvhT.o: In function `DoWriteMetadata()':
vixDiskLibSample.cpp:(.text+0x1b47): undefined reference to `VixDiskLib_WriteMetadata'
/tmp/ccBRDvhT.o: In function `DoDumpMetadata()':
vixDiskLibSample.cpp:(.text+0x1c1c): undefined reference to `VixDiskLib_GetMetadataKeys'
vixDiskLibSample.cpp:(.text+0x1cd4): undefined reference to `VixDiskLib_GetMetadataKeys'
vixDiskLibSample.cpp:(.text+0x1d5d): undefined reference to `VixDiskLib_ReadMetadata'
vixDiskLibSample.cpp:(.text+0x1e1a): undefined reference to `VixDiskLib_ReadMetadata'
/tmp/ccBRDvhT.o: In function `DoDump()':
vixDiskLibSample.cpp:(.text+0x2027): undefined reference to `VixDiskLib_Read'
/tmp/ccBRDvhT.o: In function `CopyThread(void*)':
vixDiskLibSample.cpp:(.text+0x22ff): undefined reference to `VixDiskLib_Read'
vixDiskLibSample.cpp:(.text+0x2377): undefined reference to `VixDiskLib_Write'
/tmp/ccBRDvhT.o: In function `PrepareThreadData(VixDiskLibConnectParam*&, ThreadData&)':
vixDiskLibSample.cpp:(.text+0x25d5): undefined reference to `VixDiskLib_Open'
vixDiskLibSample.cpp:(.text+0x2632): undefined reference to `VixDiskLib_GetInfo'
vixDiskLibSample.cpp:(.text+0x2694): undefined reference to `VixDiskLib_FreeInfo'
vixDiskLibSample.cpp:(.text+0x26e1): undefined reference to `VixDiskLib_Create'
vixDiskLibSample.cpp:(.text+0x2755): undefined reference to `VixDiskLib_Open'
/tmp/ccBRDvhT.o: In function `DoTestMultiThread()':
vixDiskLibSample.cpp:(.text+0x28ba): undefined reference to `VixDiskLib_Connect'
vixDiskLibSample.cpp:(.text+0x2a34): undefined reference to `VixDiskLib_Close'
vixDiskLibSample.cpp:(.text+0x2a55): undefined reference to `VixDiskLib_Close'
vixDiskLibSample.cpp:(.text+0x2a84): undefined reference to `VixDiskLib_Unlink'
vixDiskLibSample.cpp:(.text+0x2aaa): undefined reference to `VixDiskLib_Disconnect'
/tmp/ccBRDvhT.o: In function `DoClone()':
vixDiskLibSample.cpp:(.text+0x2c37): undefined reference to `VixDiskLib_Connect'
vixDiskLibSample.cpp:(.text+0x2ce0): undefined reference to `VixDiskLib_Clone'
vixDiskLibSample.cpp:(.text+0x2cf0): undefined reference to `VixDiskLib_Disconnect'
/tmp/ccBRDvhT.o: In function `DoRWBench(bool)':
vixDiskLibSample.cpp:(.text+0x2f76): undefined reference to `VixDiskLib_GetInfo'
vixDiskLibSample.cpp:(.text+0x3000): undefined reference to `VixDiskLib_FreeInfo'
vixDiskLibSample.cpp:(.text+0x3090): undefined reference to `VixDiskLib_Read'
vixDiskLibSample.cpp:(.text+0x30cf): undefined reference to `VixDiskLib_Write'
/tmp/ccBRDvhT.o: In function `VixDiskLibErrWrapper::VixDiskLibErrWrapper(unsigned long, char const*, int)':
vixDiskLibSample.cpp:(.text._ZN20VixDiskLibErrWrapperC2EmPKci[_ZN20VixDiskLibErrWrapperC5EmPKci]+0x7d): undefined reference to `VixDiskLib_GetErrorText'
vixDiskLibSample.cpp:(.text._ZN20VixDiskLibErrWrapperC2EmPKci[_ZN20VixDiskLibErrWrapperC5EmPKci]+0xa4): undefined reference to `VixDiskLib_FreeErrorText'
/tmp/ccBRDvhT.o: In function `VixDisk::VixDisk(VixDiskLibConnectParam*, char*, unsigned int)':
vixDiskLibSample.cpp:(.text._ZN7VixDiskC2EP22VixDiskLibConnectParamPcj[_ZN7VixDiskC5EP22VixDiskLibConnectParamPcj]+0x38): undefined reference to `VixDiskLib_Open'
vixDiskLibSample.cpp:(.text._ZN7VixDiskC2EP22VixDiskLibConnectParamPcj[_ZN7VixDiskC5EP22VixDiskLibConnectParamPcj]+0x8d): undefined reference to `VixDiskLib_GetTransportMode'
/tmp/ccBRDvhT.o: In function `VixDisk::~VixDisk()':
vixDiskLibSample.cpp:(.text._ZN7VixDiskD2Ev[_ZN7VixDiskD5Ev]+0x23): undefined reference to `VixDiskLib_Close'
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make: *** [vix-disklib-sample] Error 1
As you can see the linker actually manages to load the vixdisklib.so file yet still tells me undefined reference. What is going on here?