Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com Message-ID: <084501c1917c$3dcafd10$0200a8c0@lifelesswks> From: "Robert Collins" To: "Gregory Lampshire" Cc: References: <06f301c19136$d89772b0$0200a8c0@lifelesswks> Subject: Re: gcc -shared under 2.95.3-5, unable to convert .o to .dll via -shared flag Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2001 08:52:12 +1100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 30 Dec 2001 21:52:09.0918 (UTC) FILETIME=[3B411DE0:01C1917C] Please keep the conversation on the list. === ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gregory Lampshire" To: "Robert Collins" Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 2:33 AM Subject: Re: gcc -shared under 2.95.3-5, unable to convert .o to .dll via -shared flag > Rob, > > Many thanks for the clarification. I did run a gcc with all the static (.a) > libs that are needed to resolve the symbols. This resulted in huge .so > (.dll) files for many .so files that are individually compiled then loaded. > The static libs are bound together to make an ecl executable which is the > image file that loads the .so files once they are cerated. Is there anyway > to get the .so files without the link pulling in *everything* to resolve the > symbols? I am curious if I went to dll libraries for everything perhaps my > issues be solved. I'll repeat myself. WIN32 *DOES NOT PERMIT UNRESOLVED SYMBOLS*. There is NO WAY to get .dll's without pulling in everything. And yes, more .dll's = mor shared code = smaller objects. Rob -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/