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diff --git a/src/lisp/core.lisp.in b/src/lisp/core.lisp.in
index 1339de0f..27f0dd41 100644
--- a/src/lisp/core.lisp.in
+++ b/src/lisp/core.lisp.in
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
"$systemInstallationDirectory"
"$NativeTypeTable"
"$LispOptimizeOptions"
+ "$StandardLinking"
"getOptionValue"
"getCommandLineArguments"
@@ -135,6 +136,14 @@
;; -*- Hosting Lisp System -*-
;;
+;; True means that the base Lisp system uses conventional C-style
+;; program linking model, whereby programs are constructed by linking
+;; separately compiled units. By constrast, many Lisp systems build
+;; executable programs by loading FASLs into core and dumping the resulting
+;; image on disk.
+(defconstant |$StandardLinking|
+ (eq '@oa_standard_linking@ 'yes))
+
;; Almost every supported Lisp use dynamic link for FFI.
;; ECL's support is partial. GCL-2.6.x hasn't discovered it yet.
(defconstant |$useDynamicLink|