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From: Marius Amado Alves <amado.alves@netcabo.pt>
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Subject: Re: gnatmake command line parameter - newbie question
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Date: 2004-09-25T14:20:37+01:00

> i have three files...........
> /home/Phil/gmain.abs
> /home/Phil/testsub/greetings.adb
> /home/Phil/testsub/greetings.abs
> 
> from the /home/Phil directory i type "gnatmake gmain -ldir testsub"
> and get "greetings.abs not found" compilation fails.

I think it's -I, not -l. Try -Itestsub or -I/home/Phil/testsub.