script to run application at startup?? ( Compiled in gcc )

Hi! I'm newbie in linux ,but I have developed many applications in .Net
Now, I wrote a new program in Linux , gcc complier..
I complied the file and I need to put it in startup. But I read some documents ,these say that I should write a shell script then put it into etc directory.
How do I write a script to start it on startup ?

Thanks A Lot...


I changed the file /etc/rc.d/rc.local , then it worked !!

As you found, /etc/rc.d/rc.local is intended to allow system-specific applications to be run at startup, after all the standard service and server startup scripts have run. It is a script file intended to be modified by adding your specific application commands as needed.