From: av568 AT rgfn DOT epcc DOT edu (Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Can't link non standard library. FAQ not enough.
Date: 2 Apr 1997 06:36:38 GMT
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Skye (s_c AT geocities DOT com) wrote:
> Jordi Vida=F1a Caball=E9 wrote:

> > When trying
> > to link, ld says "no such file or directory (ENOENT)". I've written the=

> > library name
> > with suffix .a, without it, with and without the path before it's name =
> and =

> =2E.......

> Here's an example of what works for me (in c++):

> the lib is: libtest.h, libtest.cc

> gcc -c libtest.cc -o libtest.a

> [copy libtest.a file to djgpp\lib dir]

> the program is: prog.cc [includes libtest.h]

> gcc -c prog.cc -o prog.o
> gxx -o prog.exe prog.o -ltest
> [run prog.exe and it should work]


> Name your lib:
> "lib"[your name]".a"

> It works for me but I don't know why yet.? Eli? DJ?

This method works, but only with a single-file. Your "library file" is 
simply an object file that gets linked with the program. For a true 
library consiting of multiple object files, use the 'ar' command. To 
figure out how:

info ar

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