Thanks Tim! I believe this is the answer I was looking for. On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 5:37 PM, Tim Prince<TimothyPrince@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Bryan Christ wrote: > >> gcc -c $(CFLAGS) $(INCLUDES) $(DEFS) *.c >> ld -r -o common_tools.o *.o >> >> And here is how I try to link against the common object file: >> >> gcc -c $(CFLAGS) $(INCLUDES) $(LIBS) $(NORMAL_DEFS) *.c >> ld -o myprogram *.o ../../common/common_tools.o >> >> I'm sure I'm missing something trivial but don't know what that is. > > Your final link must take care of the library references. You could > substitute gcc for ld at that stage. The .o which you made by ld -r is > just like any other .o. > > -- Bryan <><