All,

> Running this in MINIX3 gives an error. The 's' parameter is not
> supported. Leaving it out also give me the following error:
> ./libhello-static.a: file not recognized : File format not recognized
>
> What can i do to fix / work around this problem?
>
> I also would like to know if there is a howto avalible on this subject?
> If so, i haven't found it (yet).

Chances are you are mixing ack and gcc. gcc was ported, but the object
code and archive format are incompatible with ack.

To make ack libraries (archives), use ar. To make gcc libraries, use
gar.

=Ben

Ben Gras schreef:

> All,
>
> > Running this in MINIX3 gives an error. The 's' parameter is not
> > supported. Leaving it out also give me the following error:
> > ./libhello-static.a: file not recognized : File format not recognized
> >
> > What can i do to fix / work around this problem?
> >
> > I also would like to know if there is a howto avalible on this subject?
> > If so, i haven't found it (yet).
>
> Chances are you are mixing ack and gcc. gcc was ported, but the object
> code and archive format are incompatible with ack.
>
> To make ack libraries (archives), use ar. To make gcc libraries, use
> gar.
>
> =Ben

Thanks for your awnser.
I'm trying to make a library using the archiver ar, as mentuoned above,
this however fails.
What about gar, i couldn't find any information about it on the minix
website or the internet at all. Is gar correct?

Bram

> Thanks for your awnser.
> I'm trying to make a library using the archiver ar, as mentuoned above,
> this however fails.
> What about gar, i couldn't find any information about it on the minix
> website or the internet at all. Is gar correct?

Are you using ack or gcc to compile your source files? It is important
that you use the corresponding archiver for your object files. If you are
compiling using ack you should make your libraries using ar, if you are
compiling your source files using gcc you should use gar to make your
libraries. gcc and ack use a different file format for their object files
(as well as their binaries) so mixing the two is not an option.

Regards,

Jens

--
Jens de Smit
Student Computer Science | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
jfdsmit@few.vu.nl | http://www.few.vu.nl/~jfdsmit

Smit de JF schreef:

>
>
> > Thanks for your awnser.
> > I'm trying to make a library using the archiver ar, as mentuoned above,
> > this however fails.
> > What about gar, i couldn't find any information about it on the minix
> > website or the internet at all. Is gar correct?
>
> Are you using ack or gcc to compile your source files? It is important
> that you use the corresponding archiver for your object files. If you are
> compiling using ack you should make your libraries using ar, if you are
> compiling your source files using gcc you should use gar to make your
> libraries. gcc and ack use a different file format for their object files
> (as well as their binaries) so mixing the two is not an option.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jens
>
> --
> Jens de Smit
> Student Computer Science | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
> jfdsmit@few.vu.nl | http://www.few.vu.nl/~jfdsmit

Thanks for your answer,

I'm using gcc to compile my source code. I' would like to use gar but
am unable to find it. How can i use it? Do i have to install it after a
clean installation?

Regards,
Bram

I've got everything working now, gar is located in /usr/gnu/bin/gar
Using this path i was able to follow up the howto. Thanks for helping
me out!

Bram