Retrieval of symbol attributes

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2007-04-03

2007-04-03

Zhen, Wei (Department: 2191)

Data processing: software development, installation, and managem

Software program development tool

Linking

C717S163000, C717S164000, C717S165000, C717S166000, C717S167000

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10032155

ABSTRACT:
A method of linking a plurality of object code modules to form an executable program, each object code module having section data, a set of relocation instructions and one or more symbols, each symbol having a plurality of attributes associated therewith, wherein the relocation instructions include a data retrieval instruction having a symbol field identifying a symbol and an attribute field identifying a symbol attribute associated with the identified symbol to be retrieved, the method including reading at least one relocation instruction from the set of relocation instructions and where the relocation instruction is a data retrieval instruction, determining the symbol identified by the symbol field and retrieving one of the plurality of symbol attributes associated with the symbol in dependence on the contents of the symbol attributes field of the instruction.

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