VisualDSP++ 4.5 Loader and Utilities Manual - Analog Devices

File Searches
File Searches
File searches are important in the loader utility operation. The loader utility
supports relative and absolute directory names and default directories.
File searches occur as follows.
Specified path—If relative or absolute path information is included
in a file name, the loader utility searches only in that location for
the file.
Default directory—If path information is not included in the file
name, the loader utility searches for the file in the current working
directory.
Overlay and shared memory files—The loader utility recognizes
overlay and shared memory files but does not expect these files on
the command line. Place the files in the directory that contains the
executable file that refers to them, or place them in the current
working directory. The loader utility can locate them when processing
the executable file.
When providing an input or output file name as a loader/splitter command-line
parameter, use these guidelines:
Enclose long file names within straight quotes, “long file name”.
Append the appropriate file extension to each file.
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