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From: "Paul C." <aj822 AT traverse DOT lib DOT mi DOT us>
To: <djgpp AT delorie DOT com>
Subject: FW:Error when compiling Ghostsctript using DJGPP (Resent to include EMAIL address)
Date: Mon, 30 Dec 1996 23:13:16 -0500
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I'm sorry,  It looks like my mail program didn't include my E-mail Address
Paul Cafaro
aj822 AT leo DOT nmc DOT edu

Thanks,
Paul

> From: 
> To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
> Cc: Paul G Cafaro <aj822>
> Subject: Error when compiling Ghostsctript using DJGPP
> Date: Monday, December 30, 1996 11:09 PM
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I'm compiling a MSDOS version of Aladdin's Ghostscript to add an extra
> printer.  It goes just fine through the makefile but at the very end it
> chokes on 2 spots.
> (See below on the excerpt of the Makefile)
> Problem #1
> The Echo command returns a DOS like error, so I substitutred that line by
> using the type command as follows:
> 		type paul.txt >>_temp_
> (where the file PAUL.TXT contains the text -lsys -lc -lm)
> Doing that DOS command sustitutiuion seems to take away choking spot #1. 

> 
> Problem #2
> But choking spot #2 is occuring on the next line when GCC is executing
the
> command.  It cannot find the file or library -lsys.  I seem unable how to
> find and solve this problem.  It is happy with -lc and -lm since I
believe
> it found it since at the DOS prompt I typed GCC -lc and it was happy. 
> Latter I typed GCC -lm  it was happy also, but it didn't like GCC -lsys
> indicated the file or lib not found.  Am I missing a library file? Any
> ideas?
> 
> Thanks for any help.
> Paul Cafaro
> =====Excerpt of MAKEFILE========
> # ----------------------------- Main program
------------------------------
> #
> 
> BEGINFILES=
> CCBEGIN=$(CCC) *.c
> 
> # Interpreter main program
> 
> $(GS_XE): ld.tr gs.$(OBJ) $(INT_ALL) $(LIB_ALL) $(DEVS_ALL)
> 	$(CP_) ld.tr _temp_
> 	echo $(EXTRALIBS) -lm >>_temp_
> 	$(CC) $(LDFLAGS) $(XLIBDIRS) -o $(GS) gs.$(OBJ) @_temp_
> 	strip $(GS)
> 	coff2exe $(GS)  
> 	del $(GS)  
> #    Copyright (C) 1994, 1995, 1996 Aladdin Enterprises.  All rights
> reserved.
> # 
> # This file is part of Aladdin Ghostscript.
> # 
> # Aladdin Ghostscript is distributed with NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND.  No
> author
> =====Excerpt of MAKEFILE========
> 
>