libc.a vs libgcc.a (was: Hip, Hip, Hooray for b19)

[Fergus Henderson]

On 01-Mar-1998, Steve Biskis <mlx@san.rr.com> wrote:
> Whats the difference between libgcc.a & libc.a?

libgcc.a contains a few small routines used by gcc-compiled code
(gcc inserts implicit calls to routines in libgcc.a),
whereas libc.a is the standard C library
(which is called explicitly rather than implicitly).

In b19, libc.a is part of cygwinb19.dll / libcygwin.a,
whereas libgcc.a is not.

> It looks like libc is the one used by the dll since you get 
> "_impure_ptr redefined" warnings if you try to put it and -lcygwin 
> on a link line together but things still compile.  So what are the
> pros and cons of linking one vs. the other ?

If you want to use cygwin*.dll, then you should link with -lgcc and -lcygwin,
not with -lc.

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