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From: quanstro@qua...
Subject: wierd linker error.
Date: Mon, 29 May 2006 07:13:46 -0500

that explains it.

- erik

On Mon May 29 06:56:36 CDT 2006, forsyth@ter... wrote:
> usually the first entry in the archive isn't a symbol header if one of
> the object files is empty or incomplete.  for instnace, if you interrupt
> a mk leaving an empty .8 file behind, it's possible the next mk will
> add it to the lib.a file (since it's newer).  ar will only
> put the special entry (containing an index of symbols)
> into the archive if all its members are object files, and from the
> same architecture.  an empty file for instance would prevent it.
> (file or memory error during construction of the archive would
> also have the same effect.)  the loader can't find the symbols
> because it will scan an archive in order if the index isn't there,
> and the .8 files are rarely arranged will all callees following all callers.
> hence the index.