From: "John M. Aldrich" <fighteer AT cs DOT com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: newbie:  how do i convert a .lib to a .a
Date: Sun, 08 Dec 1996 23:51:05 -0800
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To: "Matthew G. Marcum" <mgmarcum AT worldnet DOT att DOT net>
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Matthew G. Marcum wrote:
> 
> subject pretty much says it all, i have some libs that i use with borland,
> how do i use them under djgpp?

Please download the DJGPP Frequently Asked Questions list
(v2/faq202b.zip), and look at section 17.5 which has the answer to this
very question.  It's too complicated to go into here, but unless you
follow certain very precise restrictions, you probably can't use .lib or
.obj files with DJGPP.

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