Linker Operation - Analog Devices VisualDSP++ 3.5 Manual

Linker Operation

Linker Operation
Figure 2-1 illustrates a basic linking operation. The figure shows several
object files (
.DOJ
Linker Description File (.
1.DOJ
Figure 2-1. Linking Object Files to Produce an Executable File
When developing a new project, use the Expert Linker to generate
the project's LDF. See Chapter 4,
information.
In a multiprocessor system, a
example, for a two-processor system, you must generate two
The processors in a multiprocessor architecture may share memory. When
directed by statements in the
ory executable (
Overlay files (
.OVL
require more program instructions and data than the processor's internal
memory can accommodate. Refer to
lays" on page 5-4
2-2
) being linked into a single executable file (
) directs the linking process.
LDF
2.DOJ
Linker
.DXE
.DXE
.LDF
) file, whose code is used by multiple processors.
.SM
), another linker output, support applications that
for more information.
VisualDSP++ 3.5 Linker and Utilities Manual
N.DOJ
"Expert Linker"
file for each processor is generated. For
file, the linker produce a shared mem-
"Memory Management Using Over-
). The
.DXE
.LDF
for more
files.
.DXE
for 16-Bit Processors