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Advanced UNIX Programming
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Advanced UNIX Programming

by Warren W. Gay
September 2000
Intermediate to advanced
624 pages
14h 32m
English
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The Static Library

A static library is a collection of object modules that are placed together in an archive file. Think of it as a repository of code, which is linked with your object code at link time, rather than at runtime. In this section, you will examine how to create, use, and maintain a static library.

Examining the Process Memory Image

Figure 13.1 shows how a small program memory image is allocated in FreeBSD and Linux. Other UNIX platforms will use similar arrangements, but their addresses will be different.

The addresses indicated in Figure 13.1 are only approximate. In the uppermost region of memory are the environment variables. Below them is the top of the stack, which grows downward for most UNIX platforms. At the bottom ...

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