On Sun, Dec 15, 2013 at 6:01 AM, <wynfield gmail.com> 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
