Specifying Link Order in the IDE. NXP CodeWarrior Development Studio

Chapter 13

Linker for AIOP

The compiler organizes its object code into sections that the linker arranges when it creates its output file.

To generate an output file, the linker reads from input ELF (Executable and Linkable

Format) files generated by compiler and other tools. The linker also reads a linker command file to determine how to build its output file. The linker then writes to its output file, an ELF file. This output file is the executable image, ready to load and run on the target platform.

This chapter explains the sections in the object code of and how to arrange them in the linker's output file:

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Specifying Link Order in the IDE

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Dead-Stripping

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Defining the Target's Memory Map

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Defining Sections in the Output File

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Associating Input Sections With Output Sections

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Controlling Alignment

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Specifying Memory Area Locations and Sizes

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Creating Memory Gaps

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Creating Symbols

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Linker Command File Syntax

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Commands, Directives, and Keywords

13.1 Specifying Link Order in the IDE

To specify link order, use the Link Order page of the CodeWarrior IDE's Project window.

(For certain targets, the name of this page is Segments .)

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