Stephen Darragh wrote: > > I'm calling for help because I really don't have time to solve > this one myself. :) > > I need to compile an a.out version of the (modified) login program, > dynamically link against libc4 (obviously.) > > To this end, I installed all the gizmos - aout-binutils and aout-gcc. > These programs (gcc and ld) run ok, but produce this warning : > > /usr/i486-linuxaout/bin/gcc -o login login.o getpass.o checktty.o > /usr/i486-linuxaout/bin/ld: warning: cannot find entry symbol _start; > defaulting > to 08048078 > > The resulting binary is a messed up statically linked ELF file. > > The login.o, etc. objects, compiled by the same gcc look ok as > impure object files. > > I'd greatly appreciate any assistance. > > ... Stephen > > --
Stephen, I haven't used the aout-gcc compiler but from what it sounds like you are probably using a Makefile which is pointing ld to the wrong libraries. Take a look at all the -L directives and maybe you want to explicitly put in directives to point to the a.out libs. Just guessing really, -- Jens B. Jorgensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
