From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 To: 9fans@9fans.net Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2011 13:28:57 +0000 From: comeau@panix.com (Greg Comeau) Message-ID: References: Subject: Re: [9fans] 8l follows a precedence based on the commandline arrangement Topicbox-Message-UUID: b6818892-ead6-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 In article , Fernan Bolando 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. -- Greg Comeau / 4.3.10.1 with C++0xisms now in beta! Comeau C/C++ ONLINE ==> http://www.comeaucomputing.com/tryitout World Class Compilers: Breathtaking C++, Amazing C99, Fabulous C90. Comeau C/C++ with Dinkumware's Libraries... Have you tried it?