-m name Create a map file
-o name Name the default output file
-t sys Set the target system
+ -u sym Force an import of symbol `sym'
-v Verbose mode
-vm Verbose map file
--define sym=val Define a symbol
--dump-config name Dump a builtin configuration
--end-group End a library group
+ --force-import sym Force an import of symbol `sym'
--help Help (this text)
--lib file Link this library
--lib-path path Specify a library search path
<item>lunix
<item>atmos
<item>nes
+ <item>supervision
</itemize>
There are a few more targets defined but neither of them is actually
supported.
+ <tag><tt>-u sym[:addrsize], --force-import sym[:addrsize]</tt></tag>
+
+ Force an import of a symbol. While object files are always linked to the
+ output file, regardless if there are any references, object modules from
+ libraries get only linked in if an import can be satisfied by this module.
+ The <tt/--fore-import/ option may be used to add a reference to a symbol and
+ as a result force linkage of the module that exports the identifier.
+
+ The name of the symbol may optionally be followed by a colon and an address
+ size specifier. If no address size is specified, the default address size
+ for the target machine is used.
+
+ Please note that the symbol name needs to have the internal representation,
+ meaning you have to prepend an underline for C identifiers.
+
+
<label id="option-v">
<tag><tt>-v, --verbose</tt></tag>
<item>A compiled in library path which is often <tt>/usr/lib/cc65/lib</tt> on
Linux systems.
<item>The value of the environment variable <tt/LD65_LIB/ if it is defined.
-<item>The value of the environment variable <tt/CC65_LIB/ if it is defined.
- Please note that use of this environment variable is obsolete and may
- get removed in future versions.
+<item>A subdirectory named <tt/lib/ of the directory defined in the environment
+ variable <tt/CC65_HOME/, if it is defined.
<item>Any directory added with the <tt><ref id="option--lib-path"
name="--lib-path"></tt> option on the command line.
</enum>
<enum>
<item>The current directory.
-<item>A compiled in directory which is often <tt>/usr/lib/cc65/lib</tt> on
+<item>A compiled in directory which is often <tt>/usr/lib/cc65/obj</tt> on
Linux systems.
<item>The value of the environment variable <tt/LD65_OBJ/ if it is defined.
-<item>The value of the environment variable <tt/CC65_LIB/ if it is defined.
- Please note that use of this environment variable is obsolete and may
- get removed in future versions.
+<item>A subdirectory named <tt/obj/ of the directory defined in the environment
+ variable <tt/CC65_HOME/, if it is defined.
<item>Any directory added with the <tt><ref id="option--obj-path"
name="--obj-path"></tt> option on the command line.
</enum>
<enum>
<item>The current directory.
-<item>A compiled in directory which is often <tt>/usr/lib/cc65/lib</tt> on
+<item>A compiled in directory which is often <tt>/usr/lib/cc65/cfg</tt> on
Linux systems.
<item>The value of the environment variable <tt/LD65_CFG/ if it is defined.
+<item>A subdirectory named <tt/cfg/ of the directory defined in the environment
+ variable <tt/CC65_HOME/, if it is defined.
<item>Any directory added with the <tt><ref id="option--cfg-path"
name="--cfg-path"></tt> option on the command line.
</enum>
</verb></tscreen>
If an alignment is requested, the linker will add enough space to the output
-file, so that the new segment starts at an address that is divideable by the
+file, so that the new segment starts at an address that is dividable by the
given number without a remainder. All addresses are adjusted accordingly. To
fill the unused space, bytes of zero are used, or, if the memory area has a
"<tt/fillval/" attribute, that value. Alignment is always needed, if you have
of the segment in the run memory area, because this is what is usually
desired. If load and run memory areas are equal (which is the case if only the
load memory area has been specified), the attributes will also work. There is
-also a "<tt/align_load/" attribute that may be used to align the start of the
+also an "<tt/align_load/" attribute that may be used to align the start of the
segment in the load memory area, in case different load and run areas have
been specified. There are no special attributes to set start or offset for
just the load memory area.
<sect1>Builtin configurations<p>
-The builtin configurations are part of the linker source. They are also
-distributed together with the machine specific binary packages (usually in the
-doc directory) and don't have a special format. So if you need a special
-configuration, it's a good idea to start with the builtin configuration for
-your system. In a first step, just replace <tt/-t target/ by <tt/-C
+The builtin configurations are part of the linker source. They can be retrieved
+with <tt/--dump-config/ and don't have a special format. So if you need a
+special configuration, it's a good idea to start with the builtin configuration
+for your system. In a first step, just replace <tt/-t target/ by <tt/-C
configfile/. Then go on and modify the config file to suit your needs.
+<sect1>Secondary configurations<p>
+
+Several machine specific binary packages are distributed together with secondary
+configurations (in the cfg directory). These configurations can be used with
+<tt/-C configfile/ too.
+
+
+
<sect>Special segments<p>
The builtin config files do contain segments that have a special meaning for
and the libraries. It is placed in its own segment because it needs to be
loaded at the lowest possible program address on several platforms.
-<sect1>HEAP<p>
+<sect1>ZPSAVE<p>
-This segment defines the location of the memory heap used by the malloc
-routine.
+The ZPSAVE segment contains the original values of the zeropage locations used
+by the ZEROPAGE segment. It is placed in its own segment because it must not be
+initialized.