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64-bit Linker Toolset Features

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The linker toolset provides the following new features for developing 64-bit programs:

Table 2-8 Summary of New Linker 64-bit Toolset Features

64-bit Feature

Description

dlopen(3X) family of dynamic loading routines [1]

Routines for manipulating shared libraries.

libelf() library of routines [1]

Routines for manipulating the 64-bit ELF object file format. Includes the nlist64() routine to dump symbol information.

elfdump

A tool that displays information about a 64-bit ELF object file.

ldd

A tool that shows shared libraries used by a program or shared library.

New options to ld and chatr

Command line options to assist in the development of 64-bit applications.

Standard SVR4 dynamic loading features

Includes SVR4 dynamic path searching and breadth-first symbol searching.

Mapfile support

A linker option that lets you control the organization of segments in executable files. This feature is intended for embedded systems development.

[1] SVR4 compatible feature.

 

For More Information: See the Linker and Libraries Online User Guide (ld +help).

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