[tools-linking] linking against libraries with non-standard names

[Edward Pilatowicz]

hey all,

how do i link an application against a library with a non-standard name?

for example, if i have a library called "foo_bar.so" i can't do:
        cc foo.c -o foo -lfoo_bar

since the linker will always prepend the "lib" prefix and search for
libfoo_bar.so.

thanks
ed