Doc updates.

4 files changed, 81 insertions, 76 deletions

diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index 4098f841..676e56a0 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Minor Cleanups and Code Improvements
 
 	API:
 		awk_true and awk_false ???
-		Update doc to use gcc -o filefuncs.so -shared filefuncs.o
+		DONE: Update doc to use gcc -o filefuncs.so -shared filefuncs.o
 			instead of ld ...
 		??? #if !defined(GAWK) && !defined(GAWK_OMIT_CONVENIENCE_MACROS)
 
diff --git a/doc/ChangeLog b/doc/ChangeLog
index 4f38e319..56a3a6f4 100644
--- a/doc/ChangeLog
+++ b/doc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2012-11-27         Arnold D. Robbins     <arnold@skeeve.com>
+
+	* gawk.texi: API chapter. Change command for making shared libs
+	to use gcc, not ld. Thanks to Nelson Beebe.
+
 2012-11-24         Arnold D. Robbins     <arnold@skeeve.com>
 
 	* gawk.texi (Future Extensions): Point to TODO file in the
diff --git a/doc/gawk.info b/doc/gawk.info
index 0b7fd8cc..12ca6b44 100644
--- a/doc/gawk.info
+++ b/doc/gawk.info
@@ -24148,7 +24148,7 @@ is the location of the `gawkapi.h' header file, the following steps(1)
 create a GNU/Linux shared library:
 
      $ gcc -fPIC -shared -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -c -O -g -IIDIR filefuncs.c
-     $ ld -o filefuncs.so -shared filefuncs.o -lc
+     $ gcc -o filefuncs.so -shared filefuncs.o
 
    Once the library exists, it is loaded by using the `@load' keyword.
 
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-Ref: Ranges and Locales-Footnote-21016407
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-Node: Installation1021184
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-Node: Getting1022562
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-Node: Distribution contents1025080
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+Node: Extension Sample Fnmatch984736
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+Node: POSIX1003375
+Node: BTL1004383
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+Ref: Ranges and Locales-Footnote-11016377
+Ref: Ranges and Locales-Footnote-21016404
+Ref: Ranges and Locales-Footnote-31016664
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+Node: Unix Installation1030299
+Node: Quick Installation1030916
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+Node: Non-Unix Installation1036697
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+Node: Additions1066114
+Node: Accessing The Source1067041
+Node: Adding Code1068644
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+Ref: figure-process-flow1088220
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diff --git a/doc/gawk.texi b/doc/gawk.texi
index fb008d74..6de0f9d8 100644
--- a/doc/gawk.texi
+++ b/doc/gawk.texi
@@ -31255,7 +31255,7 @@ the tools.} create a GNU/Linux shared library:
 
 @example
 $ @kbd{gcc -fPIC -shared -DHAVE_CONFIG_H -c -O -g -I@var{idir} filefuncs.c}
-$ @kbd{ld -o filefuncs.so -shared filefuncs.o -lc}
+$ @kbd{gcc -o filefuncs.so -shared filefuncs.o}
 @end example
 
 Once the library exists, it is loaded by using the @code{@@load} keyword.