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AN3350

Overview

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Back-end steps:

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Translate to processor object code: converts the optimized intermediate representation

into native object code, containing data and instructions, for the target processor

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Optimize object code: rearranges the native object code to reduce its size, improve

performance, or both

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Output object code and diagnostic data: writes output files on the host system, ready

for the linker and diagnostic tools such as a debugger or profiler

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Linker architecture

A linker combines and arranges data and instructions from one or more object code files

into a single file, or image. This image is ready to execute on the target platform. The linker

uses settings from the host’s integrated development environment (IDE) or command line to

determine how to generate the image file.

The linker also optionally reads a linker command file. A linker command file allows you to

specify precise details of how data and instructions should be arranged in the image file.

Figure 2 shows the steps the linker takes to build an executable image.

Figure 2.

Linker steps

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