Newbie trying to link with .lib

Thu Oct 29 06:43:00 GMT 1998

Hello all:
I am running the Cygnus Win 32 B19 on my NT machine, and
I'm trying to link some code against library files from
another package with the extension .lib. But when I try
to link with my .lib file, I still get unresolved symbols
even though I know they're in there (by using the 'nm'
command in the bash shell). 
I realize that the FAQ has an "answer" as to how to do this, 
but I don't understand the answer. I also tried looking this 
up in the archives, but met with little success. Is there a 
simple way for linking against .lib files (which makes sense)?
Am I missing some commands/arguments?
Things to note:
- My basic command line goes something like this:
 > gcc -I../include -L../lib TestMain.cc ../lib/patapp.lib
- I tried doing an 'nm' command in the bash shell on my
 .lib files and was successful in seeing mangled symbols,
 so I know that at least 'nm' thinks the .lib file is in
 the correct format.
- I also tried a 'ar -t' on my .lib file, and it listed all
 of the .obj files which comprise this .lib file. But I
 don't know how to get this to link with my code.
- The FAQ makes mention of executables "LIB.EXE" and "LINK.EXE".
 I didn't get these with my Cygwin32. Should I have? Also,
 the FAQ talks about making a dummy LibMain and creating a
 .def file. What does this mean, or should I even care?
- I'm new to NT; I've done 99% of my programming on Unix ;-)
Thanks in advance,
Tom Lee
tlee@argoneng.com
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