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Linkers and Loaders
John Levine
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Description for Linkers and Loaders
Paperback. Whatever your programming language, whatever your platform, you probably tap into linker and loader functions. This book deals with these deep-seated compile-time and run-time processes. It begins with a comparative account of linking and loading that illustrates the differences among various compilers and operating systems. Series: The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Software Engineering and Programming. Num Pages: 274 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: UL; UMC; UMZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 191 x 15. Weight in Grams: 526.
Whatever your programming language, whatever your platform, you probably tap into linker and loader functions all the time. But do you know how to use them to their greatest possible advantage? Only now, with the publication of Linkers & Loaders, is there an authoritative book devoted entirely to these deep-seated compile-time and run-time processes. The book begins with a detailed and comparative account of linking and loading that illustrates the differences among various compilers and operating systems. On top of this foundation, the author presents clear practical advice to help you create faster, cleaner code. You'll learn to ... Read more
Whatever your programming language, whatever your platform, you probably tap into linker and loader functions all the time. But do you know how to use them to their greatest possible advantage? Only now, with the publication of Linkers & Loaders, is there an authoritative book devoted entirely to these deep-seated compile-time and run-time processes. The book begins with a detailed and comparative account of linking and loading that illustrates the differences among various compilers and operating systems. On top of this foundation, the author presents clear practical advice to help you create faster, cleaner code. You'll learn to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Elsevier Science & Technology United States
Number of pages
274
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Series
The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Software Engineering and Programming
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
San Francisco, United States
ISBN
9781558604964
SKU
V9781558604964
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About John Levine
John Levine is the author or co-author of many books, including lex & yac (O'Reilly), Programming for Graphics Files in C and C++ (Wiley), and The Internet for Dummies (IDG). He is also publisher emeritus of the Journal of C Language Translation, long-time moderator of the comp.compilers newsgroup, and the creator of one of the first commercial Fortran 77 compilers. ... Read more
Reviews for Linkers and Loaders
I enjoyed reading this useful overview of the techniques and challenges of implementing linkers and loaders. While most of the examples are focused on three computer architectures that are widely used today, there are also many side comments about interesting and quirky computer architectures of the past. I can tell from these war stories that the author really has been ... Read more