Date: Sun, 21 Sep 1997 13:19:57 +0300 (IDT)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: Nate Eldredge <eldredge AT ap DOT net>
cc: yavin69 AT rocketmail DOT com, djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: HELP with djgpp!
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On Thu, 18 Sep 1997, Nate Eldredge wrote:

> >  says "ld.exe:  cannot open -lgcc: file in wrong format".
> (This one seems to be showing up a lot lately. Anybody have any clues to
> this sudden rash of problems?)

It doesn't have to have any real reason.  The experience of several
years on this news group suggests the following Law of Dormant Bugs:

      Bugs would remain dormant for several months on end, then be
      reported by several people at once, one after another.