symbol '_gotoxy' in /usr/lib/bcc/libdos.a should be exported to match <conio.h>

[Benjamin C. Wiley Sittler]

Binary package hint: bcc

I ran into a problem while trying to compile this file:

/*

 home.c - home the cursor using Borland-style conio

 compile with:

 bcc -ansi -Md -o home home.c

*/
#include <conio.h>
int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
gotoxy(1,1);
return 0;
}

The error was:

undefined symbol: _gotoxy

Upon inspection of the library we see why:

$ nm86 /usr/lib/bcc/libdos.a | fgrep -i gotoxy
00000000 t _gotoxy
00000004 a gotoxy.off

The symbol '_gotoxy' is defined as non-exported code (t) rather than
exported code (T)... maybe there is a missing 'extern' somewhere?

-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
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Architecture: i386 (i686)

Kernel: Linux 2.6.20-16-generic (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages bcc depends on:
ii bin86 0.16.17-2ubuntu1 16-bit x86 assembler and loader
ii libc6 2.7-10ubuntu3 GNU C Library: Shared libraries

Versions of packages bcc recommends:
ii elks-libc 0.16.17-2ubuntu1 16-bit x86 C library and include f

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