wytten@cs.umn.edu (Dale Wyttenbach) (04/04/91)
I'm trying to compile a program originally written for MSC under BorlandC.
There are approximately 50 object files, which I have compiled with
bcc. I have two questions that are related.
(1)
When I try to link them, I get the error message:
undefined symbol _main in module c0.asm
There *is* a main() defined in one of the source files.
(2)
I have tried
to compile the program both with and without Borland's fancy enviroment.
I actually prefer not to use it, because I'm used to the Unix
enviroment (make, etc). When I try to link from a makefile with tlink,
it bombs because the command-line arguments are too long. Is there any
way around this?
Thanks in advance for any clues,
dale
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I know of a way around problem (2). You need to use a "response" file.
What I did in my make file was to add the following:
OBJ=$(OBJ1) $(OBJ2) $(OBJ3)
LFLAGS=Your link flags here!
TARG=Your application name here.
MODEL=Your memory model here.
$(TARG).exe : $(OBJ)
echo $(LFLAGS) + > tlink.rsp
echo $(OBJ1) + >> tlink.rsp
echo $(OBJ2) + >> tlink.rsp
echo $(OBJ3) + >> tlink.rsp
tlink c0w$(MODEL) @tlink.rsp, $(TARG).exe, etc. etc. etc.
Be sure to link c0w$(MODEL) before linking your other .obj files. I
don't remember why but I do remember Borland recommending this. I hope
this helps. Marc
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mguyott@primerd.prime.com ...!{uunet, decwrl}!primerd.prime.com!mguyottwytten@cs.umn.edu (Dale Wyttenbach) (04/08/91)
I posted two questions about linking with Borland-C2.0 last week, and I'd like to thank the many helpful people who responded. Answers to both my questions could be found in the Borland-C User's Guide. One of these days I'm going to have to invent a book index that is indexed by what you're thinking about instead of being indexed by keywords you don't know yet :-) In <1991Apr3.163007.4958@cs.umn.edu> wytten@cs.umn.edu (myself) writes: >I'm trying to compile a program originally written for MSC under BorlandC. >There are approximately 50 object files, which I have compiled with >bcc. I have two questions that are related. >(1) >When I try to link them, I get the error message: >undefined symbol _main in module c0.asm User's Guide, pg. 63: Options|Compiler|Code Generation|Generate Underbars If you are linking with standard libraries, this box must be checked. Comment: Argh! What a ridiculous trap to set for an unsuspecting UNIX programmer. I used whatever the default options were, which apparently included the standard libraries but *NOT* having this box checked. >(2) >When I try to link from a makefile with tlink, >it bombs because the command-line arguments are too long. See User's Guide, pg. 235: Using Response Files. Thanks again! dale -- Dale Wyttenbach | We all shine on, wytten@cs.umn.edu | like the moon, the stars and the sun. | --John Lennon