ID Number: Q58689
3.x 4.x 5.0x 5.10 5.11 5.13 5.15 | 5.0x 5.10 5.11 5.13 5.15
MS-DOS | OS/2
Summary:
The method used to link a program will determine the size of the
resulting executable file. For example, a program linked with the
following command
link file1.obj file2.obj library.lib;
results in an .EXE that is much larger than the resulting .EXE from
the following LINK command:
link file1.obj file2.obj,,,library.lib;
More Information:
This is expected behavior.
The first method has the library name in the same field as the object
files. Libraries entered in this field are called "load libraries" as
opposed to "regular libraries." LINK automatically links in every
object module in a load library; it does not search for unresolved
external references first.
The effect of using a load library is exactly the same as if you had
entered all the names of the library's object modules as separate
object files on the LINK command line. This feature is useful if you
are developing software using many modules and want to avoid having to
retype each module on the LINK command line.
With the second method, LINK links in only the objects from the
library that are required for program execution.
For more information, refer to Article 20 of the "MS-DOS
Encyclopedia," particularly pages 701-702.
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