libraries Overview libraries
A library is an archive file of commonly used functions that have
been compiled, tested, and stored for inclusion in a program at
link time.
The COHERENT system stores its libraries in two directories,
/usr/lib and /lib. The following libraries are kept in /usr/lib:
libcurses.a curses library
libl.a lex library
libmp.a Multi-precision arithmetic library
libterm.a termcap library
liby.a yacc library
lib.b bc's function library (in bc source)
The following libraries are kept in /lib:
libc.a General functions and system calls
libm.a Mathematics routines
***** Library Functions *****
The following overview articles introduce the library functions
included with the COHERENT system:
COHERENT system calls
ctype macros
curses
general functions
mathematics library
multiple-precision mathematics
STDIO
string functions
terminal-independent operations
time
***** See Also *****
ar, C language
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