Xref: news-dnh.mv.net comp.os.msdos.djgpp:4406 From: olly AT mantis DOT co DOT uk (Olly Betts) Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp Subject: Re: Using Turbo-C with DJgpp Date: 15 Jan 1996 13:01:57 -0000 Organization: techn-ol-ogy Lines: 39 Message-ID: <19960115125749.olly@mantis.co.uk> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: sunforest.mantis.co.uk To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp In article , Eli Zaretskii wrote: >This one's from the FAQ (available as faq102.zip from the same place you >get DJGPP): > >17.4 Q: I have a set of useful functions in a .obj format, but no source > code. Can I use them with my DJGPP program? > Q: I have this ACMELUXE.LIB library of functions which I want to > use. I've extracted all the .obj files, but when I try to link > them with my program, gcc complains: ``File format not > recognized''. Can't I use these object files? > Q: I've got a bunch of .obj files I want to use. I've ran AR to > make a Unix-style .a object library, but got an error message > from gcc saying ``couldn't read symbols: No symbols''. How can I > link them with my code? > A: Sorry, you can't. [snip] I think this probably deserves a mention in the answer (I've not tried it myself, but it sounds like it should be useful to some people): :From: jan AT stack DOT urc DOT tue DOT nl (Jan Oonk) :Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp :Subject: OBJ2COFF v0.5 available on x2ftp :Date: 12 Oct 1995 13:08:09 GMT :[snip] : :WOW! The guys at x2ftp managed to move several files from the incoming dir :to the downloadable dirs including our O2CV05.ARJ. : :ftp it: x2ftp.oulu.fi /pub/msdos/programming/converters/o2cv05.arj : :It can convert .LIB, .OBJ and any other binary file (can be used to include :textures, sound etc..) to .COFF format. Remember the objects, made by tasm, :need to be flat modeled! There are examples in the package! : :[snip] Olly -- cool wet grass cool wet grass cool wet grass cool wet grass cool wet grass