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Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1998 19:57:41 -0700
From: Nate Eldredge <nate AT cartsys DOT com>
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To: AMITEC <AMITEC AT compuserve DOT com>
CC: dj <djgpp AT delorie DOT com>
Subject: Re: help!
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AMITEC wrote:
> 
> I am using a GNU c compiler for the first time.  Does the compiler produce
> object code ? 

If you use the `-c' option, yes; otherwise it normally makes an
executable.

gcc -o hello.exe hello.c

> How do I link object code to a library ? 

Normally, you install the library in the `lib' subdir of DJGPP, and add
it to the link line with `-l', stripping the beginning `lib' and the
trailing `.a'.  Example:

copy libfoo.a \djgpp\lib
gcc -c -o bar.o bar.c   # Compile to an object file.
gcc -o bar.exe bar.o -lfoo

> Is there a make
> utility ?

Yes; appropriately enough it's called `make'.  You can get it as
`makNNNb.zip' from where you got DJGPP, where NNN is the version number;
I believe the current version is 3.77.

A lot of this is explained in README.1ST and in the FAQ; please read
them!
-- 

Nate Eldredge
nate AT cartsys DOT com