## Link Description

### Definition

A link description specifies how the module files are linked to form a MaxDB program (target).

### Use

A link description lists the references to module files and additional description files that should be processed serially by VMAKE. You can specify the options that are used during the link operation.

The file extension of the link description defines which software component is created.

Naming conventions for file extensions of link descriptions

File extension | Target
lnk | Program
shm | Program that enables shared memory access
lib | Static library
dld | Dynamic library
rel | Program that can be linked to other programs (relocatable)
shr | Program that can be linked to other programs (relocatable) and enables shared memory access