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Where to find more information about GNU linker?
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- Subject: Where to find more information about GNU linker?
- From: Craig Rodrigues <rodrigc at mediaone dot net>
- Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 01:11:36 -0400
Hi,
I'd like to learn more about the GNU linker which is
invoked by gcc on Linux systems. Can someone recommend
a good reference?
I am interested in:
- when linking in a static library (libMylib.a), does the
linker only bring into the final executable the
symbols that are required, or does it combine all the symbols
in the library into the final executable?
- how does the GNU/Linux linker deal with multiple C++ template
instantiations?
- how does the GNU/Linux linker compare in terms of link time
performance compared to linkers on other systems?
Thanks.
--
Craig Rodrigues
http://www.gis.net/~craigr
rodrigc@mediaone.net