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Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 22:58:00 -0700
From: Nate Eldredge <nate AT cartsys DOT com>
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Subject: Re: djgpp creating both a a.out and a.exe
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Jeremy Brown wrote:
> 
> I have a problem, my djgpp creates both an a.out file and an a.exe
> file.  The a.out file doesn't work under windows so I want it so that it
> just creates the a.exe to save on space.  Any Suggestions?

Read about the `-o' option in the GCC manual.  Executive summary: `gcc
-o foo.exe ...' will write the executable to foo.exe.  The reason for
the non-executable a.out is a long story which I don't feel like telling
right now :)
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Nate Eldredge
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