From: "John M. Aldrich" <fighteer AT cs DOT com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: HELP!
Date: Wed, 06 May 1998 18:51:39 -0400
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Sten Karsten Vartdal wrote:
> 
> Got message:
> 
> E:\DJGPP\BIN>GCC -v
> Using builtin specs.
> gcc version 2.8.0
> 
> And when I try to compile:
> 
> E:\DJGPP\BIN>gcc test.c
> ld.exe: cannot open -lgcc: File format not recognized

You have to use the '-v' parameter in addition to the rest of your
normal command line (i.e, "gcc -v test.c").  Otherwise gcc just takes it
and does nothing.

You haven't given us enough information to diagnose your problem; please
see the DJGPP Frequently Asked Questions list, chapters 6 and 8.  If you
are still having troubles, you could try to use my DJVERIFY diagnostic
utility, available from http://www.cs.com/fighteer/files/vrfy04a.zip. 
It's designed to detect broken installations and recommend solutions,
and it can prepare a suitable system report for posting on the
discussion group.

hth

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