Date: Mon, 15 Jul 1996 11:11:32 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: Kimberley Burchett - Software Leverage <burchett AT mineshaft DOT odi DOT com>
Cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: libc.a: file format not recognized
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On 13 Jul 1996, Kimberley Burchett - Software Leverage wrote:

> C:\DJGPP>gcc nothing.cc
> c:/djgpp/lib/libc.a: could not read symbols: File format not recognized
> 
> C:\DJGPP>cd lib
> 
> C:\DJGPP\LIB>nm libc.a > t:\delete.me  /* ignore stdout */
> c:/djgpp/bin/nm.exe: ct_flags.o: File format not recognized
> c:/djgpp/bin/nm.exe: libc.a: Malformed archive

Something's *VERY* wrong with your libraries.  Please post the output 
of DIR on your lib directory.