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From: LEBLANC MARTINE <gj491867 AT er DOT uqam DOT ca>
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Subject: Re: Problem with including librairies!
Date: Sun, 25 Aug 1996 20:35:50 -0400
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On Sun, 25 Aug 1996, John M. Aldrich wrote:

> This should look like the following:
> 
> gcc -O3 -o tacc.exe o/tacc.o o/window.o o/setup.o -lgrx20 -lsv

I've tried every command line positions like I said previously and it 
didn't work, anyhow I'll just retry that way ;)

> You MUST put the libraries to link AFTER all other entries on the
> command line.  Also, unless libgrx20.a and libsv.a are in the same
> directory as your files, gcc shouldn't be able to find them if
> you specify them that way.  Are you seeing 'no such file or directory'
> messages when you compile?  If not, then you've put the libraries
> in the wrong place - they should go in the /lib directory of your
> DJGPP distribution.

I know, it's in /djgpp/lib (both files) but it didn't work so I put them 
in the current directory instead but withou further success :(
 
> BTW, the correct way to link libraries is with the -l directive.
> The reason why they need to go last is that ld is a one-pass
> linker.  It sees libsv.a first in the command line and knows that
> it is a library, so it searches for unresolved externals.  Finding
> none, it then goes and links your .o files, only then finding the
> external references.

I know! That's why I tried every command line position! but anyhow :P
 
> Please read section 8.9 of the FAQ (v2/faq201b.zip); it gives a
> much fuller treatment of this subject.  :)

I'll check that ;) thanks