Re: GCC Does Not Look At libc.a for PowerPC-EABI

[Mark Naumann <mark.naumann@motorola.com>]

Can you create a shell script (say "mygcc"), and then mygcc calls "gcc -lc"?

Roger Racine wrote:
> 
> At 09:46 AM 8/13/1999 , Matthew Majka wrote:
> >Roger Racine wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> The linker gives me the following message:
> >>
> >> ---
> >>
> $/usr/local/cygnus/ecosSWtools-990319/H-i686-pc-linux-gnu/bin/powerpc-eabi-g
> >> cc  test_ppc.c
> >>
> /usr/local/cygnus/ecosSWtools-990319/H-i686-pc-linux-gnu/lib/gcc-lib/powerpc
> >> -eabi/2.9-ecosSWtools-990319/../../../../powerpc-eabi/bin/ld: warning:
> >> cannot find entry symbol _start; defaulting to 01800074
> >> /tmp/cca166161.o: In function `main':
> >> /tmp/cca166161.o(.text+0x28): undefined reference to `strlen'
> >> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> >> ---
> >>
> >> Is there an easy way to fix this, or do I need to create a completely new
> >> configuration (modifying "configure" and creating a new ".h" file in
> >> config/rs6000) for this type of system?  Thanks.
> >
> >Why not simply include '-lc' in your link?
> >
> 
> 1) Because I am using a tool that automatically calls gcc.  I have not yet
> figured out how (if it is possible) to pass the '-lc' to the linker at the
> right place using this tool (it seems to pass linker parameters at the
> front of the command, not at the end.  '-lc' needs to be at the end.
> 2) Because it should work without it.  That is what the configuration files
> are for.
> 3) Because others will be using the cross development system, and I do not
> want to make them have to add '-lc' to all their links.
> 
> Roger Racine
> 
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