CRTE libraries for the partial bind linkage method

There are two variants of the partial bind linkage method:

• Standard partial bind

• Complete partial bind

You will require different libraries depending on the partial bind variant that you use on/390 systems:

• Partial bind on /390 systems:

  • SYSLNK.CRTE.PARTIAL-BIND for standard partial bind

  • SYSLNK.CRTE.COMPL for complete partial bind

  The CRTE libraries for the partial bind linkage method are only allowed for linking. However, you may not use these libraries as the BSLIB for loading programs containing unresolved external references in the event of dynamic binding with DBL (see "Dynamic linking with DBL"), especially not when the CRTE subsystem is preloaded. In this case you may only use the SYSLNK.CRTE library as a BLSLIB.

  In the case of COBOL and mixed C/COBOL programs the complete partial bind linkage method can only be used if the objects run under POSIX and shared objects are loaded.

For more information on the partial bind linkage method in general and the specific characteristics of the two partial bind variants, see section “Dynamic loading of the C/COBOLruntime system and the internal routines (partial bind)”.