Link Operation 

Use

Object files are linked to form a software component in the tmp  directory.

VMAKE uses different tools for linking the different object files that can occur during the translation operation. VMAKE uses the file extension of the description file to decide which tool to use to link the respective object file. The tool takes the object files and the relevant options to be used from the link description.

VMAKE stores the software components created during linking in a predefined or in a target directory specified by the link description and deletes them afterwards in the tmp directory.

Software Component to be Created	Tool Used	Target Directory
Program	linklnk	$DBROOT/pgm
Program that facilitates shared memory access	linkshm	$DBROOT/pgm
Static library	archive	$WRK/fast/obj or $WRK/slow/obj
Dynamic library	linkdll	$DBROOT/lib (32 bit) $DBROOT/lib/lib64 (64 bit)
Program that can be linked to other programs	linkrel	$WRK/fast/obj or $WRK/slow/obj
Program that can be linked to other programs and facilitates shared memory access	linkshr	$WRK/fast/obj or $WRK/slow/obj