Useful x86 linker info page

Bill Baxter dnewsgroup at billbaxter.com
Thu Feb 22 16:52:25 PST 2007


Bill Baxter wrote:
> I found this page:
> http://my.execpc.com/~geezer/osd/linkers.htm
> 
> May be of some use.  I learned some things from it anyway.

Does anyone know anything about 'alink'?

Seems to work with PE-COFF (as well as OMF).  The source code license is 
kind of weird, though it's "free for all to use...provided it remains 
unmodified".  Open source that you're not allowed to tinker with?  I 
really don't get it.  And if you have the right to "use ... for any 
purpose" doesn't that include borrowing snippets to use in your own 
programs, as long as you don't modify the original source distribution? 
  Hmm...


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ALINK Source Code, V1.6, Copyright 1998-9 Anthony A.J. Williams.
All Rights Reserved.

This source code is free for all to use, compile and distribute for any
purpose, provided it remains unmodified, and I am credited. You may not
charge for this source code, or any executables compiled from it, but you
may charge a small distribution fee to cover costs, and you may charge
for any warranty or support you may wish to give your customers.

As this source is free, it comes with no warranty whatsoever - use it
entirely at your own risk.

makefile contains the makefile for use with GCC (RSXNT)

alink.mak contains the makefile for use with GCC (RSXNT), linking with the
ALINK libaries. Set C_INCLUDE_PATH to point to the ALINK library headers.

alink2.mak contains the makefile for use with MSVC, linking with the ALINK
libraries. Set INCLUDE to point to the ALINK library headers.

Any comments or bug reports, please email me at

anthony_w at geocities.com



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