From: arne@vajhoej.dk   
      
   On 7/8/2025 5:58 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:   
   > On Tue, 8 Jul 2025 07:14:44 -0400, Arne Vajhøj wrote:   
   >> $ link main2 + sys$input/opt   
   >> main1shr/share   
   >> $   
   >>   
   >> what bucket would you put main1.exe in?   
   >   
   > Note that, on *nix systems, shareable libraries can be specified directly   
   > on the command line, without having to go through options files. Why does   
   > the VMS linker need options files for this common case?   
      
   /SHARE in command line means producing a shareable image.   
      
   /SHARE in option file means linking with a shareable image.   
      
   Different meaning based on context.   
      
   Arne   
      
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