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Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 18:53:35 -0400
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From: DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com>
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Subject: Re: libcygwin.a as a symbolic link to lib{c,m}.a -- need insight
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> "My libc.a is only 14 bytes.  I think that's why I'm getting syntax
> errors in my source file."

When we switched from djgpp v1 to v2, we moved a lot of optional
libraries *into* libc.a, and built a bunch of "14 byte" libraries in
case anyone tried to use them.  We get less FAQs now.