C/C++ Programmer's Guide (G06.27+, H06.03+)

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Glossary
HP C/C++ Programmer’s Guide for NonStop Systems429301-010
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nld utility
nld utility. The TNS/R native linker for non-PIC TNS/R code. See linker. Compare with the
ld utility, the native linker for PIC (Position-Independent Code).
noft utility. The native object file tool (noft) utility reads and displays information from
TNS/R native object files. See also enoft utility.
NonStop Open System Services (OSS). An application program interface (API) to the HP
NonStop OS and associated tools and utilities. See Open System Services (OSS) for a
more complete definition.
object code accelerator (OCA). See TNS Object Code Accelerator (OCA).
object code interpreter (OCI). See TNS Object Code Interpreter (OCI).
object file. A file generated by a compiler, Binder, or linker that contains machine
instructions and other information needed to construct the executable code spaces and
initial data for a process. The file may be a complete program that is ready for
immediate execution (a loadfile), or it may be incomplete and require linking with other
object files before execution (a linkfile).
Open System Services (OSS). An open system environment available for interactive or
programmatic use with the HP NonStop OS. Processes that run in the OSS
environment use the OSS application program interface; interactive users of the OSS
environment use the OSS shell for their command interpreter. Contrast with Guardian.
OSS. See Open System Services (OSS).
OSS environment. The NonStop Open System Services (OSS) API, tools, and utilities.
pathname. The string of characters that uniquely identifies a file within its file system. A
pathname can be either relative or absolute.
PIC (Position-Independent Code). Executable code that can run at different virtual
addresses.
process. A program that has been submitted to the operating system for execution. An
instance of execution of a program.
process snapshot file. (1) A file containing dump information needed by the system
debugging tool. In UNIX systems, such files are usually called core files or core dump
files.
(2) A file containing the state of a running process at a specific moment, regardless of
whether the process terminated abnormally.
See also saveabend file.
program file. An executable object file. Related to object file and loadfile.