Re: [cc65] Specifying segment for library code?

From: "Ullrich von Bassewitz"; on Sun, June 03, 2012; at 07:08 AM -0400
>
> On Sun, Jun 03, 2012 at 01:15:46AM +0200, Oliver Schmidt wrote:
> > Okay, the original question was:
> >
> > "For example, if I have an overlay that uses strncmp(), but the main
> > program doesn't, it would be nice to be able to tell the linker to
> > link strncmp() to the overlay, and not to the main program."
> >
> > Why does one need any special "magic" to do that? I don't see so.
> > Just linking the overlay against the C library.
>
> If one understands the question literally, then you're right. But,
> then the answer really doesn't help anybody. If you know in advance
> that your main program doesn't contain strncmp() but the overlay needs
> it, then just linking both against the library will do what you want.
>
> But in real life, you want the overlay to use *all* of the library
> functions from the main program if they already are there. And, you
> want all others to be linked to the overlay.

It's a little more complex:  A more revealing way to write that last
sentence is, "And, you want all others to be linked _into_ the overlay."
That means that there must be two configuration files.  One file puts
CODE, RODATA, DATA, and BSS at the main memory addresses; while the
other one puts them at the overlay memory addresses.

P.S., Remember to include the "-vm" command-line option when making the
map file.

P.P.S., Be careful about constructors, destructors, and interruptors!
If an overlay calls a function that has one of those actors, and the
main file doesn't call it, then that actor won't be run.

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