Link descriptions specify how the
module files are to be linked to form a program.Essentially, link files consist of a list of references to module files and other
description files that are processed sequentially by the system. You can also specify the options that are to be used during the link operation.The file extension of the link description is used to distinguish between the resulting software components (
Using VMAKE).File Extension of Link Description |
Type of Software Component Created |
lnk |
Program |
shm |
Program that facilitates shared memory access |
lib |
Static library |
dld |
Dynamic library |
rel |
Program that can be linked to other programs (relocatable) |
shr |
Program that can be linked to other programs (relocatable) and facilitates shared memory access |
mac |
Other types of object files |