From: "Troelz Denver" <c938133 AT student DOT dtu DOT dk>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Troubles linking into a library
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 10:37:47 +0200
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Hi guys,

I'm trying to link a set of files into a library. I am using the ar command
as follows:

       ar -crus fileout.a file1 file2 file3

This correctly gives the file fileout.a

When I later link to this file:

      gcc file.c fileout.a

in order to make an executable, I get the respond

     libout.a: could not read symbols: Archive has no index; run ranlib to
add one

The I use ranlib to add an index (-s on ar should have inserted the index):

     ranlib fileout.a

When running gcc again I get the same answer as before. What am I doing
wrong? Both ranlib and ar are version 2.8.1.

BR's Troelz