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- NAME
- zlink - linkage editor
-
- SYNOPSIS
- zlink comfile,mapfile=relfile,relfile...
-
- DESCRIPTION
- ZLINK is a linkage editor for programs assembled by
- ZMAC. "comfile" is the executable output file, with default
- extension "COM". "mapfile" is a listing of global symbols and
- their values, with default extension "MAP". The "relfiles" are
- the input files, with default extension "OBJ". The command line
- may be up to 128 bytes long. If a longer list of input files is
- needed, a "&" may be appended to the last name and ZLINK will
- prompt for more input with "&LINK>".
-
- The output files are both optional, so that
-
- zlink sam=sam
-
- reads SAM.OBJ and creates SAM.COM, while
-
- zlink ,sam=sam
-
- creates only SAM.MAP, and
-
- zlink sam,sam=sam
-
- creates both. The map file is very convenient for reference
- while using a debugger. The destinations "CON:" and "LST:"
- are also legal for the map file. The way to find out what
- symbols are imported and exported by an object file is to
- execute the linker and request only the map file:
-
- zlink ,con:=bilbo
-
- One of the last symbols shown will be "_END". Subtract 100H
- from its value to get the length of the executable code.
-
- If ZLINK is called with no arguments, it will obey multiple
- commands of the above format, prompting for each with "LINK>".
- An empty command line terminates the input.
-
- ZLINK defines the symbol _END to point to the first byte after
- the program (including all code and data).
-
- Data areas with contents otherwise unspecified are initialized
- to zero.
-
-
- EXAMPLE
-
- ZLINK links itself as follows:
-
- C>zlink zl,zl=zlink,linkp1,linkp2,linkproc,&
- SSD LINKAGE EDITOR VERSION 1.4
- &LINK>mfsp,fsparse,gfspecs,linksadd,linkio,&
-
- &LINK>outmap,wrtrel,link01,link02,linkram
-
- 0 UNDEFINED SYMBOL(S).
- C>
-
-
- BUGS
-
- If one input file comes from an assembly language file with an
- AORG directive, then the next input file doesn't correctly
- import global symbols. For details, see BUG.DOC .
-
- Undefined symbols aren't listed unless a MAP file was
- requested.
-
-
- POTENTIAL IMPROVEMENTS
-
- Handle multiple program counters, such as one each for "code",
- "initialized data", and "uninitialized data".
-
- Eliminate the temporary file LINK.$$$ by reading the input
- files again (permitting use on smaller disk systems).
-
- Optionally include local symbols in the MAP file.
-
-
- AUTHOR
- Bruce Mallett
-