which are file extensions produced while generating machine code from source code?

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Which files extensions are generated at various phases of compiler?

Posted 31-Oct-11 5:15am

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OriginalGriff · Answer 1 · 2011-10-31T05:18:00

Solution 1

Depends on the language, and the compiler / linker combo. Some go straight to executable, others can produce a file per pass - and there can be a lot of passes!

Posted 31-Oct-11 5:18am

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Espen Harlinn 31-Oct-11 11:34am

5'ed!

Nish Nishant · Answer 2 · 2011-10-31T05:24:00

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You've tagged it with Linux. On Linux the extension does not matter at all. For example, gcc typically generates filename.out as the output binary. But you could rename it to just filename if you wanted. Doesn't affect anything.

Posted 31-Oct-11 5:24am

Nish Nishant

Updated 31-Oct-11 5:25am

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Espen Harlinn 31-Oct-11 11:34am

5'ed!

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 31-Oct-11 13:50pm

This is a good point, my 5. Actually, something like extension can be used even on Linux, but this is nothing more than a naming convention of having a file name ending with dot-something. Also, no modern file system use the concept of "extension". Even on Windows: NTFS does not have it.
--SA

Richard MacCutchan · Answer 3 · 2011-10-31T12:22:00

Solution 3

The files generated vary from system to system and even compiler to compiler. You should read the compiler documentation to get this information.

Posted 31-Oct-11 12:22pm

Richard MacCutchan