z/Linux - FastLoad

To compile and link source files into a shared object module for INMOD and notify exit routines on z/Linux client systems, use the following syntax:

where the following is true:

gcc

Call to the program that invokes the native C compiler

-m31

Generates code for a 32-bit environment.

-shared

Flag that produces a shared object that can then be linked with other objects to form an executable

-fPIC

Compiler option that generates Position Independent Code for all user exit routines

-o

Output file name

sourcefile

UNIX file name(s) of the source file(s) for the INMOD or notify exit routine

shared - object - name

Name of the shared object file

This is the name specified as:

• The INMOD modulename parameter of the DEFINE command of the Teradata FastLoad job script.
• The EXIT name parameter for the NOTIFY command of the Teradata FastLoad job script.