what are map files

[Bansidhar Arvind Deshpande - CTD, Chennai.]

hi satya,

Map file generally generated by linker. This specifies
the memory map generated by linker. Generally map file
does not have any specific format such as coff or elf ..
It is a human readable file and the contents of this 
file are linker dependent. 
This file contains memory addresses and sizes of varios
sections, section types(e.g. noload section etc), 

thanx 
bansidhar


-----Original Message-----
From: Satya [mailto:satyag@yahoo.com]
Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 5:15 PM
To: gcc-help@gcc.gnu.org
Subject: what are map files


Hello,

Could any one tell me what is the map file format and
where they are used? These are getting generated when
i compile my dlls.

Your help will be highly appreciated.

Regards
Cutti

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