8.2 LID files

LID works by supplementing each set of library sources with a LID file. A LID file describes a Dylan library using a set of keyword statements. Together, these statements provide enough information for specifying and locating the information necessary to build a library from its source. This means all Dylan libraries designed for interchange consist of at least two files: a LID file, and one or more files containing the library source code.

Thus a LID file performs a similar function to the makefile used in some C and C++ development environments.

LID files have the file extension .lid.

Every file referred to by a LID file must reside in the same folder (directory) as the LID file.

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