From:	"Sean Middleditch" <sean DOT middleditch AT iname DOT com>
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Subject:	Re: command line too short
Date:	Sat, 5 Jun 1999 10:14:58 -0400
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Make would be the best option, no?

Sean Middleditch

0/0 <nsousbpoanmer AT naooslp DOT com> wrote in message
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>
> Karel Uhlir <Karel_Uhlir AT UQAR DOT UQuebec DOT CA> wrote in article
> <3 DOT 0 DOT 5 DOT 32 DOT 19990604133755 DOT 007ced70 AT jafar DOT uqar DOT uquebec DOT ca>...
> > >
> > >I'm assuming that my command line has gotten too long and the "-lalleg"
> > >has been chopped down to "-la".  Anyone know how I can fix this?
> Thanks.
> > >
> > >Mark
> > >
> > >
> >
> > I had a similar problem with the length of the command-line in a DOS
> > window. This is what you mean isn't it? The DOS batch file seems to have
> > the same limitations as the DOS command line.
> >
> > I solved this by using the Rhide environment (see DJGPP web site for
> > download) and creating a project with all the files I want compiled at
> the
> > same time to create the .exe file. You can add the compile options by
> using
> > the Options menu.
> >
> > Hope this will help.
> >
> > Karel
> >
>
> Another good solution is to create library modules out of your code, and
> then compile them with your main program.
>
> Just convert your files to objects by doing this....
>
> gcc -c file1.cpp file2.cpp
>
> This will generate `file1.o' and `file2.o', and more if you specify more
> files.
> You can then use `ar' to create an library/archive file, like this...
>
> ar rvs lib1.a file1.o file2.o
>
> it generates a `lib1.a' file.
> For convenence you can delete the object files after they are in the
> library by simply using...
>
> del *.o
>
> And finaly to compile your main program code with the library you created,
> you do this...
>
> gcc main.cpp lib1.a -o test.exe
>
> and that should do it.
>

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