Re: [cc65] linker

Hi!

On Mon, Apr 12, 2004 at 11:00:48AM +0200, gerhard wrote:
> if i write different procedures and compile/assemble them into one object
> file for each, include the .o files in an library and then use one of the
> procedures in another program, only one gets linked.
> But if i use only one object file for all procedures and don't put them into
> a library and use one procedure in another program all get linked. Is there
> a reasonfor that behaviour?

An object file can only be included into the linker output file as a whole.
The decision, if an object file is included is based on two rules:

  1. If the object file is named explicitly on the command line, it is always
     included.

  2. If the object file is part of a library, it is included if there are
     references into this object file (the object file contains symbols
     referenced from elsewhere).

These rules are consistent with other compilers (gcc for example).

Regards


        Uz


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Ullrich von Bassewitz                                  uz@musoftware.de
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