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From: dfenyes@thesis1.med.uth.tmc.edu (David Fenyes)
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Subject: Re: Help using f2c with Borland C++
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Date: 25 Jun 91 04:40:36 GMT
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[ I tried to reply by mail, but the mail bounced :-( ]
Hello,

In article <91174.123837HAN@FRECP12.BITNET> you write:
>     I am trying to use f2c (the Fortran 77 -> C[++] translator) with the
>Borland C++ compiler, and seem to have setup problems. After tweaking the
>command line switches, I have been able to run f2c and bcc on my Fortran code.

I'm curious to know the problems you had (Was it the name table size?)

>But when I try to link (Turbo Link) the whole, I get stucked with a missing
>library 'llibce.lib' message.

Hmm.  I compiled the libraries with MSC 5.1, which is all I had available.
I didn't think that the libraries should contain any mention of where
missing symbols should be sought.  I thought this was all resolved at
link time by the linker.  However, there's no telling what microsoft sticks
in its object files.  llibce.lib is the MSC 5.1 C library for xxx87
emulation, large model.

Here's an experiment-- If you try linking with the small model, do you get
an 'slibce.lib missing' error?  If so, it's in the library.

I'm very surprised at this behavior, since before linking, nothing should
be able to predict whether you'll use llibce.lib (emulation), or llibc7.lib
(80x87 installed)., etc.  I'll look into it at this end also.

I should think it entirely reasonable to compile libraries with MSC 5.1
and link with bcc.

Good luck, and let me know what transpires :-)

David.
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David Fenyes                                 dfenyes@thesis1.med.uth.tmc.edu
University of Texas Medical School           Houston, Texas