From:	Damian Yerrick <Bullcr_pd_yerrick AT hotmail DOT comRemoveBullcr_p>
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Subject:	Re: Problems linking
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On Sat, 15 Apr 2000 03:14:12 -0400, Joseph Rose <jorose AT pop DOT gis DOT net>
wrote:

>Damian Yerrick wrote:
>
>>
>> You forgot to add the library in Options > Libraries.  For instance,
>> with the Allegro library (similar to what you are probably using),
>> type ``alleg'' somewhere into the big blue box and put an X in the
>> blue column right next to it.  This adds ``-lalleg'' to the linker's
>> commandline.
>
>I tried that.  I got a "Error: c:/djgpp/bin/ld.exe: cannot find
>-lC:\ZZZ\GR\386P\VGADr386.o" error message.

Commandline:  Don't use -l before the object file's name.
-l is for libraries (.a) in the standard library directory.

RHIDE: Try adding the object file to your project, not as a library.

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