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From: ark@alice.UucP (Andrew Koenig)
Newsgroups: net.lang.c
Subject: Re: ld - the link editor
Message-ID: <4783@alice.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 8-Jan-86 20:41:55 EST
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Posted: Wed Jan  8 20:41:55 1986
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> My question is...why do you want to control the link process in that
> way.  For example, why would you want to change the entry point for a program,
> or other such subtle memory allocation features.  Are there any "easy to
> identify with" reasons, or is this a remnant from days gone by when Unix
> was an academic subject only.

Features of this sort in linkers are often crucial when
using the linker to build an operating system kernel.