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From: guy@rlgvax.UUCP (Guy Harris)
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Subject: Re: 4.2 question lint -C
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> Does someone have the format for the .ln files?

The .ln format is the internal format that "lint" uses to pass things
between pass 1 and pass 2.  This probably can change between releases of
"lint", so it may not be appropriate to document it.  It doesn't resemble
what would be built from a regular "lint library", as it's built from the
original source of the library.

> What is the advantage of generating libraries this way?

In effect, using a lint library in its interpass internal form means you
don't spend the resources making the interpass format every time you run
"lint" with those libraries, so it's faster.

	Guy Harris
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