23 Linking Programs

See the MPLAB^® XC32 Assembler, Linker and Utilities User’s Guide (DS50002186) for more detailed information on the linker.

The compiler will automatically invoke the linker unless the compiler has been requested to stop after producing an intermediate file.

Linker scripts are used to specify the available memory regions and where sections should be positioned in those regions.

The linker creates a map file which details the memory assigned to sections. The map file is the best place to look for memory information.