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From: "Bennett, Chip (KTR) ~U" <BennettC@J64.STRATCOM.AF.MIL>
Subject: Re: DOS GNAT 1.83 returns 'unknown file type' on compilation
Date: 1994-11-03T12:35:00-08:00
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Roger Labbe <dodger@GCR.COM> wrote:

> Maybe a better question is: am I using the right compile command?
> The readme.dos file says to use
>
>    gcc -c hello.adb
>
> which doesn't work since gcc expects 'gcc filename [options]'.
> The commands 'gcc hello.adb' and 'gcc hello.adb -c' are causing the error.

Where did you get that the "-c" had to be after the file name?  We have gnat
for SunOS and DOS.  Both allow "gcc -c hello.adb".  Could this have
something to do with the problem?

I wonder if you are picking up an old version of gcc, from somewhere in your
path, that was not designed to handle gnat.

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