Mail Archives: cygwin/2003/02/03/17:30:00
Nick Miller wrote:
> So I am new to Cygwin, but I am enjoying it so far. I am having a
> problem, though, please respond if you can... I have three C files
> (all ending in .c), and I can compile them with GCC by using the -c
> switch. Then, I want to link all three of the object files that I have
> created (ending in .o) and make an executable which uses all three. My
> file called main.c has two include lines, which says to include
> "io_functions.h" and "fun.h". Then I am using this line to link
> everything and make the executable...
>
> gcc -o main fun.o io_functions.o main.o
>
> I have tried this exact thing with the exact same files on a Linux
> system and it works fine, but for some reason under Cygwin it is not
> working.
It always amazes me how, when you get down to the real problem, people
neglect to expand upon the problem itself! Here's a great example. Much
information is provided however noticably absent is a description of the
real problem. Instead just a generic "is not working" is given. Nothing
to indicate any clues about the failure itself except for the words "is
not working".
I've come up with a question to ask when people describe problems such
vague terms: What was your first indication that it failed? :-)
> I am thinking that the problem
What problem?!? You have not stated what the problem is!
> lies in that my files are not being accessed correctly. For instance,
> when I want to run executables I have made in my cygwin/home/Owner
> directory, I have to use "./executablename" because for some reason
> commands do not go directly to the home directory (this is in the
> Cygwin FAQ). I am wondering if I need to do something to make all of
> the files in my home directory viewable or available when doing the
> compile command above. Any ideas? Thanks so much.
>
> Nick Miller
Seems to me that it takes a lot more effort to come up with a posting
like the one you posted than to simply say:
When I compile x, y and z I get the following error message:
<insert error message here>
What does this error message mean and how do I fix it?
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