From: "Kalum Somaratna" <kalum AT ToughGuy DOT net>
To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Date: Sun, 17 Oct 1999 15:24:50 +0600
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Subject: Re: a86 .obj files how to link?
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On 16 Oct 99, at 13:47, Susan Forman wrote:
> I am using dos/win98, and the A86 assembler. I have generated 
.OBJ files
> from the asm source (along with .SYM symbol files) and now I'm 
trying to
> link them with my .c main program source (the asm files contain 
'procedures'
> only.) Here's the command line and results:
> -------
> C:\pygmy\modex>gcc l47-7.c *.obj -o l47.exe
> l47-7.c: In function `main':
> l47-7.c:12: warning: return type of `main' is not `int'
> l47-1.obj: file not recognized: File format not recognized
> -------
> (some of you may recognize that I'm playing with Michael 
Abrash's graphics
> routines :) I know about and gratefully use Allegro, but I have my 
reasons
> for also doing this)
> 
> I spent some time looking but I couldn't find anything to tell me 
how to
> link these properly. Does the djgpp linker just not know A86's 
object
> format? Can it be 'taught'? Can I convert to a different .OBJ 
format? Is
> there a BFD back end for A86 obj files? Can I output compatible 
.o format
> files from A86?

Hi Susan,
The DJGPP FAQ in section 17.5 gives a detailed account of your 
problem and way's (if possible) to solve it.

Kalum Somaratna