Hi k wayne, > i need to link (through invokation of g++, if possible) a > library that does not have the "libxxx.a" scheme... Let's assume the "what should be a library but isn't because it doesn't follow the naming requirements for being a library (lib prefix and .a suffix)" is called ImReallyALibraryDammit. Do this in that directory, say /secret/library/location, which contains ImReallyALibraryDammit: ln -s ImReallyALibraryDammit libImReallyALibraryDammit.a Then the linker will be able to locate the malnamed library. So this will now work: g++ foo.cpp -L/secret/library/location -lImReallyALibraryDammit HTH, --Eljay
