From: Visionary <visionary AT NO DOT SPAM>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: NEED workaround for not being able to link .lib files
Date: Sat, 20 Dec 1997 14:31:24 -0800
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Right now I have DJGPP for a C++ compiler. I am interested in doing 3dfx
graphics and SB Awe32 sound programming, so I downloaded the SDK from
each of the manufacturers' websites. The problem is all their library
files are of the .lib sort, instead of the .a variety like I'm used to
seeing with DJGPP. As I understand it, GNU-based DJGPP doesn't support
the linking of .lib files. Is there a work-around for this, or must I be
forced to get MS VC++, or Watcom C++, etc. to use these SDK's?