Re: MiNT libs

[q-funk@megacom.net (Martin-Eric Racine)]

 >> I found several libs were broken, after my recent HD crash, but when
 >> trying to re-install everything, I found that PL48 is only an update
 >> for older stuff; previously released stuff is not included.
 >
 >I'm not sure I understand this...

For instance, libc.a (or equivalent c.olb) isn't in PL-48.

 >> libc.a and libsocket16.a (among others) were corrupt, but I haven't
 >> been able to track which package they came from....
 >
 >AFAICF libc.a probably came from the mintlib; most people rename
 >or symlink gnu.olb -> libc.a

Sorry, I could not locate it in the PL-48 package from your ftp.

 >libsocket comes from the portlib package, I think.

Could be.

 >> Using equivalent GNU libs as a backup is not always desirable either.
 >> Compiling the very simple odometer.c produced an executable of 21k 
 >> using libc.a, while gnu.olb delivered a whopping 34k binary !!!
 >
 >I'm not sure where that libc.a you are referring to came from.

KGMD.

 >Is there a recent port of the GNU lib for the atari?  The
 >difference in executable size can only be accounted for if we
 >know exactly which source package the libs came from.

My gnu.olb comes from PL-48, AFAIR.

Obviously, it would be usefull if the whole MiNTlibs were revised,
to ensure older stuff found in KGMD is still in the archive (keep
the older date on the file), even if it wasn't updated.

Also, if someone is familiar enough with the lib version included
with KGMD, perhaps make a note on which filenames need to be changed
to correctly work with newer GCC ports (ie: .a versus .olb).

Thanks.



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