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From: gwyn@brl-smoke.ARPA (Doug Gwyn )
Newsgroups: net.lang.c,net.unix
Subject: Re: Creating functions in data space
Message-ID: <2005@brl-smoke.ARPA>
Date: Sat, 22-Mar-86 19:50:36 EST
Article-I.D.: brl-smok.2005
Posted: Sat Mar 22 19:50:36 1986
Date-Received: Tue, 25-Mar-86 05:07:05 EST
References: <728@petsd.UUCP> <200@daab.UUCP>
Reply-To: gwyn@brl.ARPA
Organization: Ballistic Research Lab (BRL)
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In article <200@daab.UUCP> lasse@unix.UUCP (Lars Hammarstrand) writes:
>In article <728@petsd.UUCP> law@petsd.UUCP writes:
>>> In response to George Tomasevich:
>>UNIX System V link editor (ld) allows one to put functions in the .data
> etc, etc .....
>>     - place data in .text
>>     - create dummy sections (e.g., store history info)
>>     - create holes within sections
>>     - align sections
>>     - merge sections
>>     - subsystem linking
>>and many others.  It is a very powerful tool, but some of its features
>>are not well documented!!!
>GOOD, but now the rest of the world wonder where you can read more about it!!??

Check out the "Link Editor" section of AT&T's UNIX System V
Support Tools Guide, select number 307-108.  The "COFF"
section of the same Guide is also relevant.