nld and noft Manual

Glossary
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map DEFINE
map DEFINE. A map DEFINE redirects or substitutes files in the Guardian environment.
You can enter the logical name of a map DEFINE in place of a physical file name in
contexts that allow it.
native-compiled RISC instructions. See RISC instructions.
native C compiler. See TNS/R native C compiler.
native mode. See TNS/R native mode.
native object code. See TNS/R native object code.
native object file. See TNS/R native object file.
native object file tool. See noft utility.
native process. See TNS/R native process.
native user library. See TNS/R native user library.
nld utility. A utility that creates a loadfile or a linkfile from one or more nonexecutable
object files.
node. A system of one or more processor modules. Typically, a node is linked with other
nodes to make a network.
node name. The portion of a filename that identifies the system through which the file can
be accessed.
noft utility. A utility that reads and displays information from TNS/R native object files.
non-PIC (non-position-independent code). Executable code that must be modified to run
at different virtual addresses. Compare to PIC (position-independent code).
NonStop Kernel Open System Services (OSS). An application program interface (API) to
the NonStop Kernel and associated tools and utilities. For a more complete definition,
see Open System Services (OSS).
NonStop Kernel operating system. The operating system for the NonStop servers.
object file. A file generated by a compiler or binder that contains machine instructions and
other information needed to construct the executable code spaces and initial data for a
process. The file might be a complete program that is ready for immediate execution,
or it might be incomplete and require binding with other object files before execution.
Open System Services (OSS). An open system environment available for interactive or
programmatic use with the NonStop Kernel. 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. Compare to Guardian
environment.