From:	jaspeers AT aol DOT com (Jaspeers)
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: *.s and *.a files
Date:	18 Dec 1997 02:47:23 GMT
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DJ-Gateway:	from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp

>Im still learning C and DJGPP and things are going pretty smooth.
>
>Ive downloaded a couple of programs which were made in DJGPP and there
>are *.s and *.a files in the archive.
>
>How do I use them ? What are they ?

*.s files are assembly language files, while *.a files are just libraries. 
Look in the docs to learn how to link libraries with your programs, RHIDE makes
it very easy, but it's also simple to do from the command line.

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