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Date:	Fri, 20 Aug 1999 18:53:35 -0400
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From:	DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com>
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In-reply-to:	<19990820184852.B7062@cygnus.com> (message from Chris Faylor on
	Fri, 20 Aug 1999 18:48:52 -0400)
Subject:	Re: libcygwin.a as a symbolic link to lib{c,m}.a -- need insight
References:	<19990820133204 DOT A5087 AT cygnus DOT com> <199908202229 DOT RAA28257 AT mercury DOT xraylith DOT wisc DOT edu> <19990820184852 DOT B7062 AT cygnus DOT com>

> "My libc.a is only 14 bytes.  I think that's why I'm getting syntax
> errors in my source file."

When we switched from djgpp v1 to v2, we moved a lot of optional
libraries *into* libc.a, and built a bunch of "14 byte" libraries in
case anyone tried to use them.  We get less FAQs now.

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