imread not working in opencv2.4.13 on centos6.5

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Hello All

I built opencv2.4.13 from source in RELEASE mode like so:

I created a directory named 'build' inside the folder and from inside the 'build' ran cmake :

cmake -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RELEASE -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/home/ssomesh/usr/local/opencv -D WITH_CUDA=ON ..

This I followed with

make; sudo make install

When I run the sample code provided in the 'samples' folder by openCV, it is able to read and display images. However when I compile my program, the imread() function does not seem to work.

Here's the code that is throwing error:

 #include "opencv2/core/core.hpp"
 #include "opencv2/highgui/highgui.hpp"
 using namespace cv;
 using namespace std;

int main( int argc, char** argv )
{
    if( argc != 2)
    {
     printf(" Usage: display_image ImageToLoadAndDisplay\n");
     return -1;
    }
       Mat image;
   image = imread(argv[1], CV_LOAD_IMAGE_UNCHANGED);  // Read the file

if( image.empty() )                              // Check for invalid input
{
    cout <<  "Could not open or find the image" << std::endl ;
    return -1;
}

namedWindow( "Display window", WINDOW_AUTOSIZE );// Create a window for display.
imshow( "Display window", image );                   // Show our image inside it.

waitKey(0);                                          // Wait for a keystroke in the window
return 0;
 
}
 
I compile my code like this: 
 
 
 
g++ read-display-images.cpp -o read-display-images `pkg-config opencv --cflags --libs`
 
 
 
The code compiles fine. But every time I run it, it exits and displays
 
 
 
Could not open or find the image 
 
 
 
The image is in the same folder as the source and the executable.
 
I want help in resolving the issue. Is there a problem with the configuration during the build, or else am I not setting some flags correctly?
 
Any help is greatly appreciated. 
 
Thanks.