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Re: OS/2 2.0 LIB Format

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From: Jonathan Sykes
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 15:04
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In article 12351@pony.Ingres.COM, seg@Ingres.COM (scott e garfinkle) writes:
>In article <1992Aug13.175411.29093@csc.ti.com> jsykes@dadd.ti.com writes:
>>I've just received my copy of the OS/2 developers toolkit - unfortunately it
>>doesn't contain a LIB.EXE command. I am willing to write one if someone can
>>describe the format of the .LIB files? I'm planning to use the toolkit with
>>gcc/2.
>
>1) The toolkit does come with LIB -- it's just that it's in the workframe
>stuff.  Install workframe if only for the lib.
>
>2)  The LIB format is the same as it's always been.  Only the .OBJ files
>have changed somewhat.

Yes, IBM ship LIB.EXE with the workframe but the toolkit and workframe are
seperate products. I just have the toolkit - I don't need the workframe and
they both cost ~$80. I don't need the the Workset since I'm using the toolkit
just fine with gcc/2. All I'm missing is a LIB program, so I'm working on
writing one now - the format of a LIB in DOS and OS/2 are the same, the
object files are different but that doesn't concern me since gcc/2 creates
those just fine. I am having some problems understanding the hashing
algorithm used in the LIB dictionary. Does anyone know of a Public Domain DOS
LIB program with source? That would probably just need a recompile with
gcc/2.

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Jon Sykes                                                   jsykes@dadd.ti.com
Design Automation Div.                                          (214) 997-2916
Texas Instruments Inc. Dallas, Tx.        
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