Q: DSSS: Library name being prefixed with S

[Myron Alexander]

Myron Alexander wrote:
> Hello.
> 
> I have just started using DSSS referencing their cookbook and I have a 
> problem generating my library.
> 
> dsss.conf
> 
>> name = dbapi
>>
>> [dbapi]
>> target     = dbapi
>> buildflags = -unittest -debug -g
> 
> console output:
> 
>> Creating imports for dbapi
>>
>> dbapi => dbapi
>> + C:\opt\dsss\dsss-0.65-dmd-win\bin\rebuild.exe -Idsss_imports\ -I. 
>> -S.\    -IC:\opt\dsss\dsss-0.65-dmd-win\include\d 
>> -SC:\opt\dsss\dsss-0.65-dmd-win\lib\
>>    -IC:\opt\dsss\dsss-0.65-dmd-win\include\d 
>> -SC:\opt\dsss\dsss-0.65-dmd-win\lib
>>    -oqdsss_objs -unittest -debug -g  -explicit -lib -full dbapi\base.d 
>>    dbapi\c\sqlite3.d dbapi\helper.d dbapi\sqlite3.d -ofSdbapi.lib
>> Digital Mars Librarian Version 8.02n
>> Copyright (C) Digital Mars 2000-2007 All Rights Reserved
>> http://www.digitalmars.com/ctg/lib.html
>> Digital Mars Librarian complete.  Sdbapi.lib       
> 
> The problem is that the final library file is called "Sdbapi.lib" 
> instead of "dbapi.lib".
> 
> I'm using version 0.65.
> 
> Is there something I am doing wrong? or is there a known bug?
> 
> Can anyone help me?
> 
> Thanks ahead,
> 
> Myron.
> dprogramming...myron...alexander...com
> replace the first ... with @, remove the second, and replace the third 
> with ".".

Ok, I went through DSSS sources and found that the prefixed "S" is 
hardcoded. It looks intentional.

The question is: What problem is the "S" prefix trying to solve?

I want to use DSSS but I also want control over the name of my library 
files.

Regards,

Myron.