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Subject: Re: Using libxml2 with gcc
Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 11:14:31 -0300
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Timo Schlüßler escreveu:
> Hi you,
> 
> I'm trying to compile a programm that uses libxml2 (http://xmlsoft.org/ 
> -> windows binaries) with DJGPP. I tried to do this in several ways, but 
> everytime I get the same errors: "undefined reference to <some xml 
> functions>". (reagardless of if I specify the lib or not)

Do the 'several ways' included to build a DJGPP library from the sources 
first?

> I tried linking with -Lxml2 after renaming the library to libxml2.a and 
> with linking through specifying the full path of the lib.
> 
> In the libxml2 packet for windows, there are two lib-files: libxml2.lib 
> and libxml2_a.lib (the second is much larger) and there is a 
> libxml2.dll. I've read that i have to use the dll when i link to the 
> smaller lib file.

The windows package is of no use for DJGPP.

> 
> When I link to the _a file, I got millions of errors about mutliple 
> definitions.
> 
> Any suggestions how to compile my programm?
> 

IIUC you need first to build libraries for DJGPP.