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Date: Tue, 2 May 2000 08:23:35 -0700 (PDT)
From: Earnie Boyd <earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com>
Reply-To: earnie_boyd AT yahoo DOT com
Subject: Re: Newbie: libProblem.a
To: Bobak Csaba <h531649 AT sirius DOT cab DOT u-szeged DOT hu>, cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com
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--- Bobak Csaba <h531649 AT sirius DOT cab DOT u-szeged DOT hu> wrote:
> Hi all!
> 
> After searching the archives I have to ask this:
> How do I compile my prg of two libs and an executable if one of the libs
> calls functions from the other one?
> Simplified case:
> 
> a.c:
> ...
> int foo_a(int x)
> {
>  return x+1;
> }
> ...
> 
> b.c:
> ...
> extern foo_a(int);
> ...
> int foo_b(int y)
> {
>  return foo_a(y-1);
> }
> ...
> 
> main.c:
> ...
> extern foo_b(int);
> ...
> cout<<foo_b(3);
> ...
> 
> What I tried:
> gcc -c a.c
> ar cq liba.a a.o
> ranlib liba.a
> gcc -c b.c
> ar cq libb.a b.o
> ranlib libb.a
> gcc -o main main.c -L. -la -lb
> 
> The last command gave an 'undefined' with foo_a
> What did I do wrong?
> 

You ordered you libs incorrectly.  Since b calls functions in a then you need
to `gcc -o main main.c -L. -lb -la'.


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