From:	"John M. Aldrich" <fighteer AT cs DOT com>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: new win95 installation - cannot build any progs
Date:	Wed, 25 Mar 1998 15:15:10 -0500
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Keith Duncan wrote:
> 
> c:\djgpp\bin\LD.EXE: cannot open -lgcc: No such file or directory
> (ENOENT)
> 
> I've downloaded and installed gcc280b.zip which I understand should
> contain the standard libraries, and tried all the readmes for any help
> in environment vars and that kind of thing but all to no avail.

Actually, gcc280b.zip just contains the compiler executables.  The
libraries are machine-specific and must be created individually for each
type of computer on which they are used.  DJGPP's libraries are in the
'djdev201.zip' package.  Since you are capable of running the rest of
the compiler, I doubt that you haven't installed it.

The most likely reason for getting that error is that you have not
configured your system properly to run DJGPP.  The file 'v2/readme.1st'
describes exactly how this should be done, and the DJGPP Frequently
Asked Questions list describes common installation mistakes in chapter
8.1.  If you try all of that and still can't get DJGPP to work, please
post a system report as outlined in chapter 6.12 of the FAQ.

See, that wasn't too painful, was it?  :-)

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