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Date: Tue, 26 Aug 1997 14:38:34 +0300
From: Alexander Bokovoy <bokovoy AT bspu DOT ac DOT by>
Organization: BSPU named after Maxim Tank
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Subject: Re: .a question
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Dim Zegebart wrote:
> I have some *.a files at my /lib directory on DOS and FreeBSD UNIX
> machine. I have also PC-based SCO OpenSever5 without my *.a files :(
> So, may I just copy .a files from FreeBSD /lib or even from DJGPP/lib
> to work properly on SCO Unix PC ? If not so, may be someone knows
> the way how to do it.
No, you can't do it, because theese files contains compiled code
specific for OS platform. 
Ex.: DJGPP/lib's use specific for DOS system calls that does not exists
on SCO platform and with FreeBSD we have the same problem.
You'll need to find theese .a libraries sources (if they can downloaded
free). May be if you look FSF official site you'll find them.
-- 
Alexander Bokovoy, <bokovoy AT bspu DOT ac DOT by>
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