[Mingw-users] How to add a ".a" library for linking?

[Peter F. <pet...@ho...>]

Hello Mailinglist,

I got the source code of a library from the internet (TVision). In the 
readme is said: Install MSys and MinGW compiler to compile it under windows. 
I have done all these things that are said in the manuel. The output was a 
directory called lib with two ".a" files and one directory with headers.

Now I want to compile an example source which shows how to use the TVision 
library. I have added the source in the MinGW IDE and added the created 
headers to the include path. The result is that I can compile the example 
source, but not link it.

Problem: How to add this .a file in the MinGW Ide to link the example file?
If I add this "librhtv.a" file in the libraries textbox of the IDE I got 
this message:

--------------------Configuration: TV_Test - Debug--------------------
Linking...
H:\MinGWStudio\MinGW\bin\..\lib\gcc-lib\mingw32\3.3.1\..\..\..\..\mingw32\bin\ld.exe: 
cannot find -llibrhtv.a

TV_Test.exe - 1 error(s), 0 warning(s)



Best wishes

Peter