23.3.3 Processor Definitions Include File for PIC32MX Family

The next line in the default linker script pulls in information specific to the processor.

INCLUDE procdefs.ld

The file procdefs.ld is included in the linker script at this point. The file is searched for in the current directory and in any directory specified with the -L command line option. The compiler shell ensures that the correct directory is passed to the linker with the -L command line option based on the processor selected with the -mprocessor command line option.

The processor definitions linker script contains the following pieces of information:

• 23.3.3.1 Inclusion of Processor-Specific Object File(s)
• 23.3.3.3 Base Exception Vector Address and Vector Spacing Symbols
• 23.3.3.4 Memory Address Equates
• 23.3.3.5 Memory Regions
• 23.3.3.6 Configuration Words Input/Output Section Map