Date: Sun, 16 May 1999 13:36:11 +0300 (IDT)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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Subject: Re: $HOSTNAME doesn't override library code
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On Thu, 13 May 1999, Richard Dawe wrote:

> Which order are the libraries linked by gcc? i.e. if I do:
>  
>         gcc -o wotsit wotsit.c -lsocket
> 
> does libc get linked before/after libsocket? If the latter is true then I
> will make libsocket override libc's gethostname().

The linker scans the libraries in the order they are mentioned on the
link command line, and GCC appends "-lc -lgcc -lc" at the end (try
"gcc -v" and you will see it).  This is so exactly because user
libraries can override standard definitions.

> What is the position on placing network-enabled versions of the relevant
> utilities on Simtelnet?

If they work without problems when no Winsock is available, I don't
see any reason not to build the ports with libsocket.