Linker and Libraries Guide

Copyright

  Preface

  1.  Introduction to the Solaris Linkers

  2.  Link-Editor

  3.  Runtime Linker

  4.  Shared Objects

Naming Conventions

Recording a Shared Object Name

Shared Objects With Dependencies

Dependency Ordering

Shared Objects as Filters

Generating a Standard Filter

Generating an Auxiliary Filter

Filtee Processing

Performance Considerations

Analyzing Files

Underlying System

Lazy Loading of Dynamic Dependencies

Position-Independent Code

Maximizing Shareability

Minimizing Paging Activity

Relocations

Using -Bsymbolic

Profiling Shared Objects

  5.  Application Binary Interfaces and Versioning

  6.  Support Interfaces

  7.  Object File Format

  8.  Mapfile Option

  A.  Link-Editor Quick Reference

  B.  Versioning Quick Reference

  C.  Establishing Dependencies with Dynamic String Tokens

  D.  New Linker and Libraries Features and Updates

  Index