From: David Shirley <shirleyd AT cs DOT curtin DOT edu DOT au>
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Subject: Re: Newbie question, everyone should know this I don't.
Date: Fri, 07 Nov 1997 19:20:00 +0800
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when u compile something it produces the obj code, ie it compiles all the code
you give it, when you link something with something else (usually a library)
the linker adds in the library and the functions you may have called in side
you code...

sorta.. hehe
D.

steven AT freenet DOT edmonton DOT ab DOT ca wrote:

> What's the difference between linking and compiling? I know what compiling
> is... but linking is uncharted territory for myself.
>
> --------------+
> Windows 95: n.|
>        32 bit extensions and a graphical shell for a 16 bit patch to an
>        8 bit operating system originally coded for a 4 bit microprocessor,
>        written by a 2 bit company, that can't stand 1 bit of competition.