Abstract for Metal C Programming Guide and Reference

Purpose of this information: This information contains reference information that is intended to help you understand the IBM® z/OS® Metal C runtime library and use the header files and functions provided by the runtime to write applications that can be compiled using the METAL option of the z/OS XL C compiler.

For more information about the z/OS XL C compiler and the METAL compiler option, see z/OS XL C/C++ User's Guide.

For more information about the z/OS Metal C runtime library, see http://www.ibm.com/systems/z/zos/metalc/.

Who should read this information: This information is intended for application programmers interested in writing Metal C applications using the z/OS Metal C runtime library.