Re: [cc65] How smart is the linker?

On Mittwoch 16 Dezember 2009, Ullrich von Bassewitz wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 04:55:51PM +0100, Jakub wrote:
> > How smart is the linker when it tries to align segments?
>
> Actually not very smart. I have an idea that removes the need for an
> alignment of the segments in the linker config (at least for binary
> output), but it needs to be implemented.
>
> > Can anyone describe the algorithm?
>
> Easy: Sections are stored in the order in which they're found. If alignment
> is necessary it is added when a section is encountered. Adding more
> intelligence in this area is rather difficult, I think.

what i personally would love to see is a linker that can arrange functions in 
segments which have "memory holes" in them ... but certainly less than 
trivial to implement =)

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