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9.9 Example GNU ld script for linking ld --ldpartial object
9.9.1 See also
GNU ld script support in armlink
The general form of ld --ldpartial is to assign each output section to 0x0. The linker is not
always be able to honor the instructions in the SECTIONS command. Input sections that are
merged into one output section cannot be removed in subsequent links. If the linker detects that
it might have to remove a section in a subsequent link it does not merge the section. Sections
that cannot be merged are passed through into the output object unchanged.
SECTIONS
{
.init 0 : { *(.init) }
.text 0 : { *(.text) }
.fini 0 : { *(.fini) }
.rodata 0 : { *(.rodata) }
.data 0 : { *(.data) }
.bss 0 : { *(.bss) }
}
Use the armlink --linker_script command-line option to specify an ld script file.
Concepts
• About GNU ld script support and restrictions on page 9-2.
Reference
Linker Reference:
• --ldpartial on page 2-94
• --linker_script=ld_script on page 2-100.
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