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From: Andrew DeFaria <ADeFaria AT Salira DOT com>
Subject: Re: Why won't my files link?
Date: Mon, 03 Feb 2003 14:27:16 -0800
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Nick Miller wrote:

> So I am new to Cygwin, but I am enjoying it so far. I am having a 
> problem, though, please respond if you can... I have three C files 
> (all ending in .c), and I can compile them with GCC by using the -c 
> switch. Then, I want to link all three of the object files that I have 
> created (ending in .o) and make an executable which uses all three. My 
> file called main.c has two include lines, which says to include 
> "io_functions.h" and "fun.h". Then I am using this line to link 
> everything and make the executable...
>
> gcc -o main fun.o io_functions.o main.o
>
> I have tried this exact thing with the exact same files on a Linux 
> system and it works fine, but for some reason under Cygwin it is not 
> working. 

It always amazes me how, when you get down to the real problem, people 
neglect to expand upon the problem itself! Here's a great example. Much 
information is provided however noticably absent is a description of the 
real problem. Instead just a generic "is not working" is given. Nothing 
to indicate any clues about the failure itself except for the words "is 
not working".

I've come up with a question to ask when people describe problems such 
vague terms: What was your first indication that it failed? :-)

> I am thinking that the problem

What problem?!? You have not stated what the problem is!

> lies in that my files are not being accessed correctly. For instance, 
> when I want to run executables I have made in my cygwin/home/Owner 
> directory, I have to use "./executablename" because for some reason 
> commands do not go directly to the home directory (this is in the 
> Cygwin FAQ). I am wondering if I need to do something to make all of 
> the files in my home directory viewable or available when doing the 
> compile command above. Any ideas? Thanks so much.
>
> Nick Miller

Seems to me that it takes a lot more effort to come up with a posting 
like the one you posted than to simply say:

When I compile x, y and z I get the following error message:

<insert error message here>

What does this error message mean and how do I fix it?



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