From: "John M. Aldrich" <fighteer AT cs DOT com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Building library
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 1997 20:01:30 -0800
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abacon AT videotron DOT ca wrote:
> 
> Hi, I am new to DJGPP and I have read the FAQ files, but there is
> something that I have not yet figured out... How do I create a library
> from a pool of object files. I have read somthing about the AR command
> but it says that it does not know the format of my object file. Have I
> missed something ( surely :-) )

This is the proper syntax to use 'ar':

  ar rvs libmylib.a file1.o file2.o file3.o ...

This creates 'libmylib.a' and puts the indicated object files into it. 
'ar' only recognizes DJGPP-compiled object code, however, so you can't
just take Borland object code and expect it to work in DJGPP.  For full
information on converting 16-bit code to DJGPP, read chapters 17 and 18
of the FAQ (v2/faq210b.zip).

-- 
John M. Aldrich, aka Fighteer I <fighteer AT cs DOT com>

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