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Advanced C and C++ Compiling

by Milan Stevanovic

April 2014

Intermediate to advanced

340 pages

8h 19m

English

Apress

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Useful AbstractionsMemory Hierarchy and Caching StrategyVirtual MemoryVirtual AddressingProcess Memory Division SchemeThe Roles of Binaries, Compiler, Linker, and LoaderSummary
Initial AssumptionsCode WritingCompilingLinkingExecutable File Properties

Importance of the ShellKernel RoleLoader RoleExecuting Program Entry Point
Static LibrariesDynamic LibrariesStatic vs. Dynamic Libraries Comparison PointsUseful Comparison AnalogiesThe Conclusion: The Impact of Binary Reuse Concept
Creating Static LibraryUsing the Static LibraryStatic Libraries Tips and Tricks
Creating the Dynamic LibraryDesigning Dynamic LibrariesDynamic Linking Modes
Typical Library Use Case ScenariosBuild Time Library Location RulesRuntime Dynamic Library Location RulesLinux Demo of Build Time and Runtime Conventions
Why Resolved Memory Addresses Are a MustGeneral Problem of Resolving ReferencesProblems Caused by Address TranslationLinker-Loader CoordinationLinker-Loader Coordination Implementation Techniques
Duplicate Symbols DefinitionDuplicate Symbols Default HandlingDuplicate Symbols Handling When Linking in Dynamic LibrariesAnalyses of Specific Duplicate Names CasesFinal Remark: Linking Does Not Provide Any Kind of Namespace Inheritance
Gradation of Versions and their Impact on Backwards CompatibilityLinux Dynamic Library Versioning SchemesWindows Dynamic Libraries Versioning
Plug-in ConceptTips and Tricks
Quick Insight ToolsDetailed Analysis ToolsDeployment Phase ToolsRuntime Analysis ToolsStatic Library Tools
Debugging the LinkingDetermining the Binary File TypeDetermining the Binary File Entry PointList SymbolsList and Examine SectionsList and Examine SegmentsDisassembling the CodeIdentifying the Debug BuildListing Load-time DependenciesListing the Libraries Known to the LoaderListing Dynamically Linked LibrariesCreating and Maintaining the Static Library
Library Manager (lib.exe)dumpbin UtilityDependency Walker

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About the Author

Milan Stevanović is a senior multimedia software consultant based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The span of his engineering experience covers a multitude of disciplines, ranging from the board level analog and digital hardware design, and assembly programming, all the way to C/C++ design and software architecture. His professional focus has been in the domain of the analysis of a variety of compressed multimedia formats, and design related to a variety of multimedia frameworks (GStreamer, DirectX, OpenMAX, ffmpeg) in Linux (desktop, embedded, Android native) as well as in Windows.