Coding an application

Application source code in C or assembly language is compatible with both non-shared and shared libraries. As a result, there should be no coding changes required in applications that currently use a shared library. When coding a new application for use with a shared library, observe standard coding conventions.

Observe the following two points when using either a non-shared or a shared library:

• Don't define application symbols with the same names as those in a library.
  

  Although exceptions exist, avoid redefining standard library routines, such as printf(S) and strcmp(S). Replacements that are incompatibly defined can cause any library, shared or unshared, to behave incorrectly.

• Don't use undocumented archive routines.
  

  Use only the functions and data mentioned on the manual pages describing the routines in Section (S) of the Programmer's Reference.