That's good to know. Thank you and Christopher for the information marco atzeri wrote:
> On Sun, Dec 15, 2013 at 6:01 AM, wrote: > > > > > > Christopher Faylor wrote: > > >> .... > > > > > > It isn't incredibly difficult to understand: Some poorly written > > > makefiles > > > put a -lib before the object files which rely on them. That works by > > > coincidence in Linux but doesn't work on Windows. So put the -libraries > > > last. > > > -- > > > > What is the basis for the assertion that placing -lib before object files > > is an undesirable thing to do? Knowing why would be educational for all > > who don't know or think otherwise. For example placing definitions prior > > use prevents undefined forward reference problems. I am not commenting on > > possible efficiencies or either technique. Whether by design or fortune, > > Linux allows developers a less restrictive ordering. I suppose that the > > ordering is due for the lack of functionality in the linker that Cygwin > > uses. > > > > Cheers > > > > CGF wrote "on Windows" > it is not a cygwin specific issue, and also other platforms other than > Windows work in the same way. > > For a nice explanation > > http://eli.thegreenplace.net/2013/07/09/library-order-in-static-linking/ > > -- > Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html > FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ > Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html > Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
