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 Link Descriptions 

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

 

 

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