Linker Overview

With most languages it is important to cater for modular, reusable code. The linker has a the job of combining Compiler Objects into an executable image suitable for running on the Macro Virtual Machine.

It can also discern between external libraries and those that will be integrated into the final executable. For example, the standard libraries are all external libraries designed to be referenced at run time.

This section discusses the following:

• The objects that make up an image.