Introduction to Linkers: A Technical Blog Series by Ian Lance Taylor
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Summary
Ian Lance Taylor, a software developer, announces he's writing a series of blog posts about linkers - the software tools that combine object files into executables. He explains that many programmers are unfamiliar with linking details, so he aims to create an educational essay similar to his previous work on the GNU configure and build system. The content will be published incrementally on his blog before being compiled into a final essay.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledI've been working on and off on a new linker.
To my surprise, I've discovered in talking about this that some people, even some computer programmers, are unfamiliar with the details of the linking process.
I've decided to write some notes about linkers, with the goal of producing an essay similar to my existing one about the GNU configure and build system.
As I only have the time to write one thing a day, I'm going to do this on my blog over time, and gather the final essay together later.
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