Linker Development Flow - Texas Instruments TMS320C54x User Manual

7.2 Linker Development Flow

Figure 7–1. Linker Development Flow
Macro
source
files
Archiver
Macro
library
Archiver
Library of
object
files
Hex conversion
utility
EPROM
Absolute lister
programmer
Figure 7–1 illustrates the linker's role in the assembly language development
process. The linker accepts several types of files as input, including object
files, command files, libraries, and partially linked files. The linker creates an
executable COFF object module that can be downloaded to one of several
development tools or executed by a TMS320C54x device.
C
source
files
C compiler
Assembler
source
Assembler
COFF
object
files
Linker
Executable
COFF
file
Cross-reference
lister
Translator
utility
Assembler
source
Library-build
utility
Runtime-
support
library
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Linker Development Flow

Debugging
tools
Linker Description 7-3