CLIB

Purpose

CLIB.NLM is a library of C functions that provides an ANSI-compliant runtime interface for other NetWare Loadable Module^TM (NLM) programs. You do not need to load CLIB manually because it is autoloaded by any other module that needs it.

The functionality of earlier versions of CLIB has been divided among six NLM^TM programs, of which the current CLIB.NLM is one.

The six NLM programs are

• FPSM.NLM: A library of functions providing floating-point support for NLM programs
• THREADS.NLM: A library of functions that constitute the NetWare threads package
• REQUESTR.NLM: A library of functions that make up the NetWare requester
• NLMLIB.NLM: A library of functions that provide basic runtime support for NLM programs, including POSIX-mandated functionality
• NIT.NLM: A library of NetWare interface tools needed by some NLM programs
• CLIB.NLM: The standard C runtime library containing ANSI-mandated functions

All six NLM programs are autoloaded by any module that needs them.

IMPORTANT:  The NetWare operating system requires all six modules, not just CLIB.NLM. If you download modules from an online service, be sure to download current versions of all the modules, not just CLIB.NLM.

Using CLIB

If you receive an error message indicating that a third-party NetWare Loadable Module^TM (NLM) program is not allowing low-priority processes to run, load the NLM using this CLIB option: (CLIB_OPT)/y. This option instructs the system to run lower-priority processes as well as higher-priority processes. The command syntax is:

LOAD third-party NLM (CLIB_OPT)/Y

The parentheses are required.