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─────Using FL to Link without Compiling─────────────────────────────────────
 
     FL can link object files previously compiled. If all of the files
     on the command line have extensions other than .FOR, and if no /Tf
     options appear, FL skips the compiling stage and links the files.
 
     Alternately, link object files with the following form of the
     FL command:
 
          FL objfile[, objfile...] /link [libfield] [linkoptions]
 
     When FL links object files, it gives the resulting executable file
     the base name of the first object file on the command line, plus
     an .EXE extension, by default. Alternately, you can specify files
     with the .LIB extension without the /link option.
 
     Command options beginning with /F allow you to supply the file
     names and options that would otherwise appear on the LINK command
     line (or in response to LINK prompts). Valid /F options and their
     LINK equivalents are:
 
     FL option                    LINK Field/Prompt/Option
 
     /Fe exefile                  The <exefile> field or "Run File"
                                  prompt
 
     /Fm mapfile                  The <mapfile> field or "List File"
                                  prompt
 
     /link libfield linkoptions   The <libfield> field or "Libraries"
                                  prompt, and any valid LINK option
 
     /F hexnum                    The /STACK option
 
     If you use the /link <libfield linkoptions> option with the FL
     command, it must be the last option on the command line.
 
     NOTE: The FL command normally links without having to specify the
     /link option. However, you can include the /link option in an FL
     command line if you wish to modify the linking process, such as
     by specifying a different library.
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