Subj : Re: problems with command line linker
To   : borland.public.cpp.borlandcpp
From : JackRosenbloom
Date : Fri Jun 03 2005 03:04 pm

Hi Ed,

Thanks for your feedback.  I should have been able to find this myself. 
  Here's what I found:

1) Duplicate symbols was me being blind.  There is a module in my 
library with a similar looking name as the application which I mis-read. 
  The duplicate error was actually refering to a duplication in my 
application, not between the library and application.

2) the fixup error was caused by the -Ff=2000 switch.  The symbol is 
larger than 2000 bytes.

The compiler/linker switches I got came from using the IDE "Generate 
Makefile" command.  The makefile it created didn't work, so I have been 
simplifying it.  The duplicate symbol error got introduced through a 
manual editting mistake.

The -Ff2000 is a little different.  In my IDE, I have the options:

Far Data threshold = 2000
Automatic far data is NOT checked

I assume that the reason the IDE build doesn't cause the fixup error is 
a bug in the automatic makefile generation.  Looks like -Ff2000 should 
not be in the build.  I assume that in the IDE build, the 2000 parameter 
is ignored because Automatic far data is off.


Thanks for your guidance.  You were a great help!
Jack

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