Re: Undefined symbols

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From: Ronald F. Guilmette
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1993 01:16

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tab@piis05.joanneum.ac.at (Behnam Tabatabai) writes:

>Is it possible to prevent gcc from deleting the executable file
>if it encounters any undefined or multiply defined symbols?

For most linkers the -r option prevents deletion of a resulting object
file which still has undefined externals.

In the case where you have multiply-defined externals... well... let me
assure you that under no circumstances do you EVER want to save those.
They are bogus.  Pure and simple.

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