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Which files extensions are generated at various phases of compiler?
Posted 31 Oct '11 - 5:15
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Depends on the language, and the compiler / linker combo. Some go straight to executable, others can produce a file per pass - and there can be a lot of passes!
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Posted 31 Oct '11 - 5:18
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Espen Harlinn - 31 Oct '11 - 11:34
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You've tagged it with Linux. On Linux the extension does not matter at all. For example, gcc typically generates filename.out as the output binary. But you could rename it to just filename if you wanted. Doesn't affect anything.
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Posted 31 Oct '11 - 5:24
Nish Sivakumar538K
Edited 31 Oct '11 - 5:25
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Espen Harlinn - 31 Oct '11 - 11:34
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SAKryukov - 31 Oct '11 - 13:50
This is a good point, my 5. Actually, something like extension can be used even on Linux, but this is nothing more than a naming convention of having a file name ending with dot-something. Also, no modern file system use the concept of "extension". Even on Windows: NTFS does not have it. --SA
The files generated vary from system to system and even compiler to compiler. You should read the compiler documentation to get this information.
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Posted 31 Oct '11 - 12:22
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