Re: [newbie] Definitions

2001-07-12 Thread Randy Kramer
David, Thanks for the corrections, clarifications, and additional information! Randy Kramer David E.Fox wrote: > Right, but I think he was referring to 'link' as in 'ln' rather than 'ld' :) > so I answered with that assumption. In any event, both meanings are answered. > :) > > So far, quite a

Re: [newbie] Definitions

2001-07-11 Thread David E.Fox
On Monday 02 July 2001 11:12, you wrote: > > Link: link can have more than one meaning in the computer world. In > this context (AFAICT) you want to know about the act of linking several > parts of a computer program together to make one. (I'm not a C or C++ Right, but I think he was referring

Re: [newbie] Definitions

2001-07-02 Thread Randy Kramer
alex, I was hoping someone more qualified would respond, but I'll give it a try. This writing is pretty rough -- some day I would hope to clean it up and put it on my wiki (after the wiki is running). alex wrote: > What is meant by:? > > 'unpack' as in-- unpack to /usr/src Packing is