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The linker demystified – part 2

 In part 1, we explained the main purpose of a linker: to put pieces of object code together into a single executable file. In this second and final part, we will discuss how we can control and adjust this process using linker scripts.

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The linker demystified, part 1

Transforming source code into an executable program involves a number of steps called a software build process. In its simplest form, these steps are limited to a compiler translating source code written in a high-level programming language (such as C) into low-level object code, and a linker combining the object code into a single executable […]

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