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> From: "Wolfgang Schlegel" <wolfgang DOT schlegel AT arcor DOT de>
> Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
> Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 16:31:00 +0100
> 
> a problem I can't solve deals with gcc's lib search path. I try the command
> line
> 
>      gcc test.cpp -o test.exe libm.a
> 
> and get
> 
>     gcc.exe: libm.a: No such file or directory (ENOENT)

You need to say "-lm" instead of "libm.a" (without the quotes).  The
library search algorithm only applies to the first form; if you say
"libm.a", GCC understands that as a file libm.a in the current
directory.

I believe the FAQ explains that in section 8.22.