From: ams AT ludd DOT luth DOT se (Martin Str|mberg)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: crappy rhide
Date: 5 Apr 1999 10:45:13 GMT
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John Smith (discman_64 AT hotmail DOT com) wrote:
: 
: >
: >Hmm... Humor me for a minute and try this:
: >
: > Switch to the DJGPP\LIB subdirectory
: > Type:
: > REN libstd~1.a libstdcx.a
: > ("The '~' is a tilde, not a hyphen)
: > Try compiling your program again.  Did it work this time?
: >
: >If that fixed things, you had the same problem I did: the linker refuses
: >to recognize libstdcxx.a, because it's a long file name ("libstdcxx"
: >consists of more than 8 characters).  Renaming the file to "libstdcx.a"
: >makes it a regular DOS 8.3 file name.  I have no idea why this causes a
: >problem for only a few people, and the majority has no trouble at all,
: >but there you have it....
: >
: >-Jesse
: >
: No... didnt change a thing.....

Are you running in WINDOZE 4.0 or 4.1 (95 or 98)?

If so what is the environment variable LFN set to? Do you run DJGPP
2.1 or 2.2?

_If_ (WINDOZE 4.0 or 4.1) and LFN=y, then "ren libstdcx.a libstdcxx.a"
could be the solution.


Right,

							MartinS