"Gary R. Hook" <nospam@nospammers.net> wrote in message
news:23Omc.24938$B32.23193@newssvr22.news.prodigy. com...
> Rob Dijkshoorn wrote:
> > ersion.o -ltcl8.3 -lXmu -lXt -lX11 -lXext -ldl -lm
> > ld: 0706-006 Cannot find or open library file: -l tcl8.3
> > ld
pen(): A file or directory in the path name does not exist.
> > collect2: ld returned 255 exit status
> > make: 1254-004 The error code from the last command is 1.
> >
> > Please note: tcl8.3 does exist in /opt/freeware/lib
>
> Does _libtcl8.3.a_ exist in /opt/freeware/lib? It must be
> that exact name, or the linker won't find it.
>
I found the problem... gcc compiles a *.so library, and I need a *.a
library. Fixing this solved my problems.
Rob