From: "Vadim Pokotilov" <vpoko AT earthlink DOT net>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Libraries
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 1998 02:10:04 -0400
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When I get a lot of libraries in a source-only distribution and then compile
them they end up having a .a extention (which isn't the problem). For
example, the allegro library is liballeg.a

Most makefiles do something like "gcc file.c -o file.exe -lalleg"

When I run make it is unable to find the allegro library (which is in the
same dir as the makefile) and gives me several link-time errors. I have to
edit the makefille and change "-lalleg" to "liballeg.a" so it looks like
"gcc file.c -o file.exe liballeg.o". THEN it compiles correctly
(sometimes... sometimes it says "incorrect spacing in makefile" or something
to that extent)

Any ideas?