Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site drivax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!bellcore!decvax!decwrl!amdcad!amdahl!drivax!braun From: braun@drivax.UUCP (Karl Braun) Newsgroups: net.micro.atari16 Subject: Re: (none) (Really Gemdos Tools and Paths) Message-ID: <312@drivax.UUCP> Date: Tue, 4-Mar-86 11:23:42 EST Article-I.D.: drivax.312 Posted: Tue Mar 4 11:23:42 1986 Date-Received: Fri, 7-Mar-86 04:45:05 EST References: <12326958@mitre-be.UUCP> <96100004@unido.UUCP> Reply-To: braun@drivax.UUCP (Karl Braun) Organization: Digital Research, Monterey, CA Lines: 35 >>Talking about the port of the C compiler from CP/M68k to GEMDOS... >>CP/M68k does not have directories, while GEMDOS has. But no one thought >>of this when they ported the linker. It seems to be impossible to link >>files in different directories together. I use the atari hard disk for >>development, and I (unix-addict as I am) like to have all things in the right >>directories. Everything is fine, I have my \bin, \include, and \lib. >>But to link a program, I have to copy my objects into \lib, cd to \lib, >>link there and copy the program back into my directory. Granted, this is >>all done by a command script, but it is a major pain in th *ss, though. >>Obviously, the checks in the linker for correct filenames has not been adapted >>to the different environment. Does anyone know if this will be fixed, or can >>anyone give a patch to switch this stupid checking off ? >> >> Hans-Martin Mosner , >> University of Dortmund You are absolutely right. This is a major pain. What's the point in having an organized directory if your tools can't make use of it? We are attempting to get the compiler/linker/etc programs either fixed or changed so that they accomodate hierarchical directories. -- kral ihnp4!-------- \ mot! ---------- \ > drivax!braun ucscc!--------- / amdahl!------- / Disclaimer: Nothing I say matters anyway.