From:	khan AT xraylith DOT wisc DOT edu (Mumit Khan)
Subject:	Re: Linker switches [ was: Re: API's that certainly do work. ]
28 Mar 1997 08:28:27 -0800 :
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Regarding adding -lkernel32 specifically to the link line, 
DRS <drs AT inxpress DOT net> writes:
> 
> I guess my question is, why would you want to do this anyway? 

Probably mostly due to other software package telling you to do it.
Pdcurses, eg., is one (but surprisingly works just fine when I do
add -lkernel32!). The other one is octave, and the reason is due to 
the way octave configure script works (and octave does crashe 
mysteriously when -lkernel32 is added to link line).

> I have been unable to find any documentation about the
> linker switch in question (-lkernel32) except that it appears 
> to be mentioned in earlier versions of the distribution. 
> If someone wants to explain the in's and outs of these 
> various (win32 specific) switches and how they are supposed 
> to work, I'm all ears. Do doubt this information would be 
> of general interest.

Seconded.

Regards,
Mumit -- khan AT xraylith DOT wisc DOT edu
http://www.xraylith.wisc.edu/~khan/

ps: Wonder why the sometime 24-48 hour delay in the mailing list
messages? Or am I only one seeing the messages after so long?
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