Operating System Dependencies

The name of certain command line tools and file extensions are operating system dependent. When reading this manual, you may have to substitute the actual name for the one used in the manual. This applies to:

cc

The C compiler, called cc or gcc under UNIX and cl under Windows.

ld

The linker, called ld under UNIX and link under Windows.

.o

File extension for object files, .o under UNIX and .obj under Windows.

.so

File extension for shared object files, .sl under HPUX, .so under other UNIX, and .dll under Windows.

.a

File extension for archive files, .a under UNIX and .lib under Windows.