[news.eclipse.tools.cdt] Linker cannot find lib file

[jan_m@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Jan Millar)]

Hi,

I have defined the library to link and the linker library path every way I 
can think of but I get the following error:

make all 
Building target: CgiGetD
Invoking: GCC C++ Linker
g++ -o"CgiGetD" ./src/CgiGetD.o 
-l/home/fred/workspace/CgiGetD/libmysqlclient.a
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -l/home/fred/workspace/CgiGetD/libmysqlclient.a
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make: *** [CgiGetD] Error 1

The file is there in /home/fred/workspace/CgiGetD .

The permissions are:

-rw-r--r-- 1 fred fred 6665868 2009-07-14 02:39 libmysqlclient.a .

I am logged in as fred. The directories are owned by fred.

I defined the library in:

Properties>C/C++ Build>Settings>Tool Settings>GCC C++ Linker>Libraries.

Eclipse version 3.4.2 (Mandriva Platform). O/S Mandriva 2009 One.

Any clues anyone?

TIA

Jan