Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@sourceware.cygnus.com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@sources.redhat.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@sources.redhat.com Message-Id: <200008011346.AA09859@mlx.com> Content-Type: text/plain Mime-Version: 1.0 (NeXT Mail 3.3 v148.2.1) From: MarketLogix Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 06:46:43 -0700 To: cygwin@sourceware.cygnus.com Subject: Re: Upgrading from b20.1 to 1.1.x - now my static linking fails ! Reply-To: mlx@san.rr.com References: <200007311649.AA08997@mlx.com> <200007311800.OAA23243@envy.delorie.com> <200007311832.AA09069@mlx.com> <200007311852.OAA26794@envy.delorie.com> <200007312201.AA09210@mlx.com> <3985FA17.7E725ED9@ece.gatech.edu> <200007312219.AA09223@mlx.com> O.K. Looks like I finally got by this. The culprit looks to be gcc-2.95.2-2 (release 2) One last time, here's the situation: Assume that there exists a module called MY.c that contains an eclectic mixture of C & ObjC source. I then attempt to create both a relocatable DLL and a static library around this module. The DLL to be used by non-cygwin Apps, the .a to be used by cygwin Apps. To further clarify: the static (.a) library here is NOT an import library for the DLL, its a separate & wholly individual FULL STATIC binary representation of the same source module MY.c ... And here's the final scorecard: 1st scenario: gcc-2.95.2-2 + latest/binutils = good MY.dll BUT X.exe -lMY.a link fails . 2nd scenario: gcc-2.95.2-2 + release/binutils = bad MY.dll BUT X.exe -lMY.a links O.K. . 3rd scenario: (USABLE ONE) gcc-2.95.2 + latest/binutils = good MY.dll AND X.exe -lMY.a links O.K. This seems somewhat of an aberration because it only seems to happen with 1 of my half a dozen or so libary modules. But I'm fairly certain that since gcc-2.95.2-2 is the future, we haven't seen the last of it. When I get more time, I will try to drill down deeper to unearth the exact cause, but I'd bet even money that my skillset in this area is such that I could easily burn a week - so for now I need to get back to "direct-paying" work. later, bisk -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe@sourceware.cygnus.com