What does the "ln" mean in the makefile of vim's src

[apor]

In linux "ln" is used to link files.
but here in vim's src, they use "ln" with "+q -m -o " options ,and you know in linux ,ln doesn't have these options.
So is there anyone who can help me?
And also i don't understand the many options in CFLAGS .What shall i do about this now ?
Thanks everyone !

[mischief]

you can check what program make is using for it's variables (if it is using variables) with -V flag i think.

like make -V CC, to check the compiler if it is using the $(CC) macro to compile. then check the manpage for whatever programs it is using.

[apor]

Thanks, but i have checked the manpage of "ln" in linux ,but it doesn't have such options like "+q -m -o"at all .

[BhaaL]

Are you sure they use ln (the utility to create soft/hardlinks) in there? And not just a command/macro/variable/whatever thats called ln?
Mind pasting the part of the Makefile you're talking about?

[apor]

# Makefile for VIM, using Manx C 5.0d
#

INCL = vim.syms
CFLAGS = -safmprs -ps -bs -qf -DAMIGA -DWILD_CARDS
LIBS = -lc16

OBJ = alloc.o amiga.o buffers.o charset.o cmdline.o cmdsearch.o edit.o \
fileio.o help.o linefunc.o main.o mark.o message.o misccmds.o \
normal.o ops.o param.o quickfix.o regexp.o regsub.o screen.o \
script.o search.o storage.o undo.o version.o

/Vim: $(OBJ)
cc $(CFLAGS) version.c
ln +q -m -t -o /Vim $(OBJ) $(LIBS)

debug: $(OBJ)
cc $(CFLAGS) version.c
ln +q -m -g -o /Vim $(OBJ) $(LIBS)

tags: $(OBJ)
csh -c ctags *.c *.h

$(INCL) : vim.h globals.h param.h keymap.h macros.h ascii.h term.h amiga.h
cc $(CFLAGS) -ho$(INCL) vim.h

alloc.o: alloc.c $(INCL)
cc $(CFLAGS) -hi$(INCL) alloc.c

amiga.o: amiga.c $(INCL) amiga.h
cc $(CFLAGS) -hi$(INCL) amiga.c

buffers.o: buffers.c $(INCL)
cc $(CFLAGS) -hi$(INCL) buffers.c

charset.o: charset.c $(INCL)
cc $(CFLAGS) -hi$(INCL) charset.c

cmdline.o: cmdline.c $(INCL) cmdtab.h
cc $(CFLAGS) -hi$(INCL) cmdline.c

cmdsearch.o: cmdsearch.c $(INCL)
cc $(CFLAGS) -hi$(INCL) cmdsearch.c

edit.o: edit.c $(INCL)
cc $(CFLAGS) -hi$(INCL) edit.c

fileio.o: fileio.c $(INCL)
cc $(CFLAGS) -hi$(INCL) fileio.c

help.o: help.c $(INCL)
cc $(CFLAGS) -hi$(INCL) help.c

linefunc.o: linefunc.c $(INCL)
cc $(CFLAGS) -hi$(INCL) linefunc.c

main.o: main.c $(INCL)
cc $(CFLAGS) main.c

mark.o: mark.c $(INCL)
cc $(CFLAGS) -hi$(INCL) mark.c

message.o: message.c $(INCL)
cc $(CFLAGS) -hi$(INCL) message.c

misccmds.o: misccmds.c $(INCL)
cc $(CFLAGS) -hi$(INCL) misccmds.c

normal.o: normal.c $(INCL) ops.h
cc $(CFLAGS) -hi$(INCL) normal.c

ops.o: ops.c $(INCL) ops.h
cc $(CFLAGS) -hi$(INCL) ops.c

param.o: param.c $(INCL)
cc $(CFLAGS) -hi$(INCL) param.c

quickfix.o: quickfix.c $(INCL)
cc $(CFLAGS) -hi$(INCL) quickfix.c

regexp.o: regexp.c $(INCL)
cc $(CFLAGS) -hi$(INCL) regexp.c

regsub.o: regsub.c $(INCL)
cc $(CFLAGS) -hi$(INCL) regsub.c

screen.o: screen.c $(INCL)
cc $(CFLAGS) -hi$(INCL) screen.c

script.o: script.c $(INCL)
cc $(CFLAGS) -hi$(INCL) script.c

search.o: search.c $(INCL)
cc $(CFLAGS) -hi$(INCL) search.c

storage.o: storage.c $(INCL)
cc $(CFLAGS) -hi$(INCL) storage.c

undo.o: undo.c $(INCL)
cc $(CFLAGS) -hi$(INCL) undo.c

cmdtab.h: cmdtab.tab makecmdtab
makecmdtab <cmdtab.tab >cmdtab.h

makecmdtab: makecmdtab.o
ln +q -o makecmdtab makecmdtab.o -lc16

[tgoe]

I'm guessing that this isn't a makefile for Linux. ln must be the linker for Manx C and just happens to have the same name as the posix utility. It's also weird that the last line doesn't make use of LIBS.

[apor]

I'm guessing that this isn't a makefile for Linux. ln must be the linker for Manx C and just happens to have the same name as the posix utility. It's also weird that the last line doesn't make use of LIBS.

Yeah,it's weird.
By the way ,thanks to everyone who reply to me.