There is a document called 'using ld the gnu linker'. Not exactly the
document I hoped for, but useful in my struggle with linker scripts.

Joep

2014-12-11 21:01 GMT+01:00 Mike Harrison <mike@whitewing.co.uk>:

> On Thu, 11 Dec 2014 11:30:10 -0800, you wrote:
>
> >
> >> If I had to guess, I would say that you included the .text section fro=
m
> >> your input file into the boot Flash area, but neglected to also includ=
e
> >> the .rodata section.
> >
> >I think you're right. I'd still like a clear understanding of linker
> >scripts instead of continuing to stumble around.
> >
>
> +10000
>
> I've found it a PITA to figure out  - the documentation isn't very helpfu=
l
> when all you want is to
> make it put stuff exaclty where you want.
> At the very least what would be really useful is a description of the
> purpose of each bit of the
> default file, in the context of how the C compiler uses it.
> Another annoyance is even when you think you've managed to define a custo=
m
> section, the compiler
> doesn't give even a warning if for some reason it decides to ignore your
> instruction to place stuff
> in it - it just ignores it & you have to look at the disassembly listing
> to see if it's actually
> done what you asked.
>
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