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─────LINK's Output──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
     Main Output File
 
     LINK's main output file is either a program that runs under DOS
     (called a DOS executable file or application) or a program or DLL
     that runs under Windows or OS/2 (called a segmented executable
     file). LINK produces:
 
        ■ An .EXE or .COM file that runs under DOS (or in the OS/2
          compatibility box) if you do not specify an import library
          or module-definition file and the object files and libraries
          do not contain export definitions.
 
        ■ An application that runs under OS/2 or Windows if you specify
          an import library or a module-definition file that does not
          contain a LIBRARY statement or if any of the object files
          contains an exported definition.
          See: ◄Import Libraries►
               ◄Linking for OS/2 and Windows►
               ◄Module-Definition Files►
 
        ■ An OS/2 or Windows dynamic-link library (DLL) if you specify
          a module-definition file containing a LIBRARY statement.
          See: ◄Dynamic-Link Libraries►
 
          NOTE: A standard library (.LIB file) is produced by the LIB
                utility and is not the same as a DLL.
                See: ◄LIB► (in LIB Help)
 
     Map File
 
     LINK can create a map file, which lists the segments in the
     executable file. The /MAP option adds public symbols to the map
     file, and the /LINE option adds line numbers.
     See: ◄<mapfile> Field►
          ◄/LINE Option►
          ◄/MAP Option►
 
     Other Files
 
     The following options cause LINK to produce other output files:
 
        ■ The /INCR option creates .ILK and .SYM files for incremental
          linking with ILINK.
 
        ■ The /TINY option creates a .COM file instead of an .EXE file.
 
        ■ The combination of /CO and /TINY puts debugging information
          into a .DBG file.
 
        ■ The /Q option creates a Quick library.
 
     See: ◄/CO Option►
          ◄/INCR Option►
          ◄/Q Option►
          ◄/TINY Option►
          ◄What Is ILINK?► (in ILINK Help)
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