Re: Linkers & Loaders, books & article references sought

The only real discussions of linkers and loaders which I have run across are
chapters in these books:


"System Software: An Introduction to Systems Programming", Second
Edition, Leland Beck; Addison-Wesley, 1990;
ISBN 0-201-50945-8


"Program Translation Fundamentals: Methods and Issues", Peter
Calingaert; Computer Science Press, 1988;
ISBN 0-88175-096-4


Beck discusses distinctions between linkers and loaders, dynamic loading,
linker/loader design options, etc., and has three case studies (System/370
linkage editor, VAX linker, and CYBER loader). This chapter is ~50 pp.,
and includes diagrams and algorithms to support the discussion.


Calingaert has a smaller discussion (~25 pp.) of the same issues. This
text also includes some additional discussion (e.g., the Transfer Vector
technique) not explicitly mentioned in Beck.


I use Beck in my Language Processors class, primarily for the case studies
included in each chapter. I have also received comments from students to the
effect that Beck's presentation is slightly more readable.


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