From: khan AT xraylith DOT wisc DOT edu (Mumit Khan)
Subject: Re: [risto DOT laanoja AT eyp DOT ee: b19.1 libwinspool bug]
27 Jul 1998 15:40:48 -0700
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To: Geoffrey Noer <noer AT cygnus DOT com>
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On Mon, 27 Jul 1998, Geoffrey Noer wrote:

> Why would this be necessary?
> 
> ----- Forwarded message from Risto Laanoja <risto DOT laanoja AT eyp DOT ee> -----
> 
> From: "Risto Laanoja" <risto DOT laanoja AT eyp DOT ee>
> To: <noer AT cygnus DOT com>
> Subject: b19.1 libwinspool bug
> Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1998 11:52:30 +0300
> 
> Hello,
> 
> libwinspool.a should be linked with the following commandline:
> 
> dlltool --as=as -k --dllname winspool.drv .....
>                                       ^^^

That's because that's what the DLL is called. Most people without the
sources fixed it by editing the binary, and others did as this person
has done (and I just ignored it ...).

Regards,
Mumit