On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 9:28 PM, Greg Comeau <com...@panix.com> wrote: > In article <AANLkTi=jkuorak30rhsjkxbo0eu9varqqo7+pzhc4...@mail.gmail.com>, > Fernan Bolando <fernanbola...@mailc.net> wrote: >>just curious is it normal for 8l to follow some sort of precendence >>based on the commandline? this being done through ape/pcc >> >>this is unable to build >>8l -o spice -v /386/lib/ape/libf2c.a spice.8 unix.8 /386/lib/ape/libap.a >> >>this was able to build >>8l -o spice -v spice.8 unix.8 /386/lib/ape/libf2c.a /386/lib/ape/libap.a >>... > > 8l requires it to be mentioned/presented in order, and once it > moves on from a library, requires still needed libraries to be repeatedly > mentioned/presented even if "the same library" was already mentioned > previously. As per 8l "When scanning such libraries, the algorithm is > to scan each library repeatedly until no new undefined symbols are picked up, > then to start on the next library. Thus if library A needs B which > needs A again, it may be necessary to mention A explicitly so it will > be read a second time." So your problem lib is probably having put > libf2c.a first. > --
yes, that was the problem after Charles pointed out to re-read the manual. I did read it before posting :) my English comprehension is probably sub par. I seem to remember being able to place all the object files in whatever order before, I guess this is the first time I actually hit this so now i know. thank you all
