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In <1992Sep3.085819.24591@informatik.uni-bremen.de> ASpecT (=jvh+ric writes:
>Yesterday we tried to port a large program from UNIX to OS/2
>using GNU-C. Compiling was no problem (no changes required)
>but the linker (link386) caused us crying (in pain).
>(...)
>  ???? Perhaps one has to order the modules ... but a little test
>       makes us believe thats not necessary

No, the order of the modules is arbitrary.

>(...)
>* an the most annoying one: the link386 seems to convert all
>  of the identifiers to lowercase ... which caused several
>  multiple-defined-errors ... i.e. we defined a free of our own
>  naming it FREE (which seemed to be natural to us) ... just that
>  small program
>   void f(){}
>   void F(){}
>   main(){f();F();}
>  could not be linked due to _f been multiply defined. Examining
>  the object file shows the correct (uppercase and lowercase)
>  identifiers.
>  ???? I cannot believe that we have to reprogramm the whole
>       stuff and forget about case sensitive identifiers.

No, you don't have to. LINK386 is by default case insensitive. You
turn case sensitivity on with the flag /NOIGNORECASE (or just /NOI).
Try using that, and report back. It'll probably not solve all your
problems, but hopefully some. perhaps someone with experience of GCC/EMX
can append an example link statement (I've never used it).

Peter

PS: (A longshot:) perhaps GCC/EMX has its own linker (?)
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