Sujet : Re: C23 thoughts and opinions
De : bc (at) *nospam* freeuk.com (bart)
Groupes : comp.lang.cDate : 06. Jun 2024, 19:38:08
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On 06/06/2024 03:12, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
On Wed, 5 Jun 2024 09:10:34 +0100, bart wrote:
Any language that has 'module' objects, even within the same source
file, is a linker.
I did point out that linking involved pulling multiple files together, did
I not?
The term usually refers to a program that takes independently compiled
binaries containing native code ...
Binaries of some form, yes. Remember “native” is just as relative a term
as “hardware” is.
Sorry, I've lost track of what it is you are trying to prove. That everything is a linker?
Of course, mine is the narrow viewpoint of someone who has implemented multiple assemblers, compilers, interpreters and linkers (that I call loaders) of various kinds across decades.
I thought I had long eliminated the need for traditional 'linking' from my tools, but apparently not; I've been writing linkers without being aware of it! How about that?
But if you want the last word, then you're welcome. You're obviously 100% right and I'm 100% wrong; happy?