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Q28774: Building C 5.10 Combined Libraries with the LIB Utility

Article: Q28774
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 5.10
Operating System(s): MS-DOS
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | | mspl13_c
Last Modified: 15-JAN-1991

Question:

How does one go about building the combined libraries for C 5.10?

Response:

The preferred method for building the combined libraries is to use the
SETUP program. To use SETUP to build libraries, you can run it with /L
as a command-line parameter by typing the following

   a:setup /L

at the DOS prompt with the SETUP disk in the drive A.

If you have problems running the Setup program or you want to build
the libraries manually using the LIB utility, you should build them as
outlined in the following:

1. Copy the appropriate library files to your hard disk. The memory
   model and floating-point option that you want to build will
   determine which library files are necessary. Refer to the file
   PACKING.LST to determine where each library file is located.

2. Locate the LIB.EXE utility so that it is in your current directory
   or is located on your path.

3. The details for how each library should be built are outlined
   below. These instructions assume that you will be using the default
   names for the real-mode libraries. The instructions also assume
   that you want graphics support built into your real-mode libraries
   (the graphics routines are not supported in protect mode). If this
   is not the case, do not include that library.

The library name should be the command-line parameter to LIB.EXE. The
question mark (?) is used to represent memory model (S, M, C, L) and
you should substitute the appropriate letter when invoking the library
manager. If you see the following prompt

   Library does not exist.  Create?

you should respond with "y" to create the library and then provide the
appropriate libraries at the next prompt which will be the
"Operations:" prompt.

The following is an example session:

Assume that you want to build the small model emulator math library
for real mode. This is how you would proceed from the DOS prompt
assuming that you have already copied the correct component libraries
to the following current directory:

>lib slibce

Microsoft (R) Library Manager  Version 3.08
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp 1983-1987.  All rights reserved.

Library does not exist.  Create?y
Operations:slibc.lib+libh.lib+em.lib+libfp.lib+graphics.lib;
---------------

Here are the combine instructions for all combinations of the
libraries:
---------------

?LIBCE.LIB-Real Mode mode emulator (?==S,M,C or L)

Operations:?libc.lib+libh.lib+em.lib+?libfp.lib+graphics.lib;
---------------

?LIBCA.LIB-Real mode alternate math (?==S,M,C or L)

Operations:?libc.lib+libh.lib+?libfa.lib+graphics.lib;
---------------

?LIBC7.LIB-Real mode 8087 (?==S,M,C or L)

Operations:?libc.lib+libh.lib+87.lib+?libfp.lib+graphics.lib;
---------------

?LIBCEP.LIB-Protect mode emulator (?==S,M,C or L)

Operations:?libcp.lib+libh.lib+em.lib+?libfp.lib;
---------------

?LIBCAP.LIB-Protect mode alternate math (?==S,M,C or L)

Operations:?libcp.lib+libh.lib+?libfa.lib;
---------------

?LIBC7P.LIB-Protect mode 8087 (?==S,M,C or L)

Operations:?libcp.lib+libh.lib+87.lib+?libfp.lib;

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