Re: Linker ... still useful ?

marko@pulse.com (Mark C. Orton)
Thu, 22 Sep 1994 17:04:56 GMT

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From: marko@pulse.com (Mark C. Orton)
Keywords: linker
Organization: Capital Area Internet Service email info@cais.com
References: 94-09-122
Date: Thu, 22 Sep 1994 17:04:56 GMT

guerin@IRO.UMontreal.CA wrote:
> Is there still a place for linkers as real step toward the making of
> executable ???


There are still cases, such as embedded systems, in which the
executable code (and/or the data) must be put into a particular region
of the address space. This is outside the scope of high-level
languages, and I think the use of a linker is a necessity in these
cases.
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