README files contain late-breaking information, including changes and corrections to the product information. README files are located by default in the XL C directory and in the root directory of the installation CD.
Man pages are provided for the compiler invocations and all command-line utilities provided with the product. Instructions for installing and accessing the man pages are provided in the IBM XL C for AIX , V11.1 Installation Guide.
The information center of searchable HTML files can be launched on a network and accessed remotely or locally. Instructions for installing and accessing the online information center are provided in the IBM XL C for AIX , V11.1 Installation Guide.
The information center is viewable on the Web at http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/comphelp/v111v131/index.jsp.
PDF documents are located by default in the /usr/vac/doc/LANG/pdf/ directory, where LANG is one of en_US, zh_CN, or ja_JP. The PDF files are also available on the Web at http://www-01.ibm.com/software/awdtools/xlc/aix/library/.
| Document title | PDF file name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| IBM XL C for AIX , V11.1 Installation Guide, GC27-2476-00 | install.pdf | Contains information for installing XL C and configuring your environment for basic compilation and program execution. |
| Getting Started with IBM XL C for AIX , V11.1, GI11-9416-00 | getstart.pdf | Contains an introduction to the XL C product, with information on setting up and configuring your environment, compiling and linking programs, and troubleshooting compilation errors. |
| IBM XL C for AIX , V11.1 Compiler Reference, SC27-2475-00 | compiler.pdf | Contains information about the various compiler options, pragmas, macros, environment variables, and built-in functions, including those used for parallel processing. |
| IBM XL C for AIX , V11.1 Language Reference, SC27-2477-00 | langref.pdf | Contains information about the C programming languages, as supported by IBM, including language extensions for portability and conformance to nonproprietary standards. |
| IBM XL C for AIX , V11.1 Optimization and Programming Guide, SC27-2478-00 | proguide.pdf | Contains information on advanced programming topics, such as application porting, interlanguage calls with Fortran code, library development, application optimization and parallelization, and the XL C high-performance libraries. |
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