This book should prove to be a valuable reference as well as an informative tutorial. There is no other book like this available today. It is intended to clear away some of the mystery of how program source files turn into program files (executables) and Dynamic Link Libraries (DLLS). It will explain how all the files in the process of building a running program are created and take a close look at how they are structured.

A combination reference and tutorial written for OS/2 software developers including information on the OS/2 Toolkit's low level tools. The guide shows how files are created and structured in a running program, including a discussion of how OS/2 program source files are converted to executables and Dynamic Link Libraries (DLLs), and provides instruction in creating and maintaining library files, using the OS/2 linker, locating and interpreting the executable header, and tips for problem diagnosis. The accompanying disk contains source code and object code for all examples. The appendix outlines OS/2s 16- and 32-bit object model formats.