Object Files and Dictionary Files

The Intel Fortran compiler generates one of two file types from your source:

File

Description

Object File (file.o)

Compiled from your source by the compiler; the linker uses these files to produce the executable file; generated if the source contains executable code, or if it is a BLOCK DATA subprogram.

Dictionary File (file.d)

Generated by the compiler if the source contains one or more modules; provides an encoded dictionary of public objects; includes encoding for inter-module object usage.