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> > > > > Hi, > > > > I have got the shared ELF libg++ working under i486-linuxelf. The > > only problem is I have to link with libtermcap.a and libcurses.a > > althought I don't use them. That is because CursesW.o requires > > them. For the shared library, they must be linked in. > > > > I am not sure to put CursesW.o in libg++.a is a good idea. Maybe > > there should be a libcurses++.a. > > On SVr4 there is a linker option to ignore unresolved externals. This > solves the problem you describe above. Of course, if you write a prog that > uses functions defined in CursesW.o you have to link it against libcurses. > This technique is routine when linking X apps. > > I don't use the gnu loader so I'm not sure if it has an equivalent option. > May be a good thing to suggest to the bunutils crowd. I am not sure GNU ld support that. Eric, can we tell d-linker to ignore unresolved externals? How can we pass that from ld to d-linker? -- H.J. Lu NYNEX Science and Technology, Inc. hjl@nynexst.com