You can download the PDF format documentation for XL C/C++ for AIX, V13.1.2 using the links in the below table. To ensure that you can access cross-reference links to other XL C/C++ for AIX PDF documents, download the manuals you use into the same directory on your local machine, or download and unzip all manuals in a compressed file.
Title | Description | Intended audience |
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All manuals | Contains all product documentation files in a compressed file. | Users who intend to download all the product documentation files at once. |
Getting Started | Contains an introduction to XL C/C++, with information about setting up and configuring your environment, compiling and linking programs, and troubleshooting compilation errors. | C and C++ developers who are looking for introductory overview and usage information for XL C/C++. It assumes that you have some familiarity with command-line compilers, basic knowledge of the C and C++ programming languages, and basic knowledge of operating system commands. Programmers new to XL C/C++ can use this document to find information about the capabilities and features unique to XL C/C++. |
Installation Guide | Contains information for installing XL C/C++ and configuring your environment for basic compilation and program execution. | Anyone who is responsible for installing, upgrading and uninstalling IBM XL C/C++ for AIX, V13.1.2. |
Compiler Reference | Contains information about the various compiler options, pragmas, macros, environment variables, and built-in functions. | C or C++ developers who have some familiarity with the XL C/C++ compilers or other command-line compilers on AIX operating systems. It assumes thorough knowledge of the C or C++ programming language and basic knowledge of operating system commands. Although this information is intended as a reference guide, programmers new to XL C/C++ can still find information about the capabilities and features unique to the XL C/C++ compiler. |
Language Reference | Contains information about language extensions for portability and conformance to nonproprietary standards. | Users who want to learn about IBM extension features. Users can also access the list of standard features that the compiler currently supports. |
Optimization and Programming Guide | Contains information about advanced programming topics, such as application porting, interlanguage calls with Fortran code, library development, application optimization, and the XL C/C++ high-performance libraries. | Programmers building complex applications, who already have experience compiling with XL C/C++ and would like to take further advantage of the compiler's capabilities for program optimization and tuning, support for advanced programming language features, and add-on tools and utilities. |
Standard C++ Library Reference | Contains reference information about the standard C++ runtime libraries and headers. | C++ developers who compile C++ programs that call on functions from the Dinkum C++ Library. |
Legacy Class Libraries Reference | Contains reference information about the USL I/O Stream Library and the Complex Mathematics Library. | C++ developers who compile C++ programs that call on functions from the USL I/O Stream Library and the Complex Mathematics Library. |