UNIX platforms

Required software

The C compiler supplied with the operating system is required to write user primitives.

User primitives

User primitives are statically linked with the virtual machine for these platforms. You can create shared libraries containing user primitives.

PlatformFunction calling convention

All functions called using the PlatformFunction mechanism must use the standard Application Binary Interface (ABI) for the platform. Specialized calling conventions, such as inline, are not supported.