Re: Next gcc 2.8.1

[Frank Naumann <fnaumann@prinz-atm.cs.Uni-Magdeburg.DE>]

Hi Chris!

> For the next gcc release (2.8.1c or, if available 2.8.2 :-) I want to change 
> the library naming scheme. I think its time to switch to standard unix names 
> like 'libc.a'. 

You mean switch back to unix names :-).

> To avoid trouble with long names the 'lib' will removed (libc.a -> c.a) on 
> short (8.3) TOS file systems.
> If gcc is started with '-mshort' the linker automatically appends '16' to the 
> lib names (-lgem links libgem16.a), so you must not specify a special lib name 
> for the 16bit mode.

The linker doesn't do this at the moment?

> Any comments?

Please do this.

Tschuess
   ...Frank

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