extlnk

Specifies file extensions to be passed directly to the linker.

IDE Equivalent

None

Architectures

IA-32, Intel® 64 architectures

Syntax

Linux and Mac OS X:

None

Windows:

/extlnk:ext

Arguments

ext	Are the file extensions to be passed directly to the linker.

Default

OFF	Only the file extensions recognized by the compiler are passed to the linker. For more information, see Building Applications.

Description

This option specifies file extensions (ext) to be passed directly to the linker. It is useful if your source file has a nonstandard extension.

You can specify one or more file extensions. A leading period before each extension is optional; for example, /extlnk:myobj and /extlnk:.myobj are equivalent.

Alternate Options

None