3.6.10 Options for Linking

The options listed below control linker operations and are discussed in following sections. If any of the options -c, -S or -E are used, the linker is not run.

Table 3-21. Linking Options
Option (links to explanatory section)	Controls
`-mno-data-init`	Suppression of the `.dinit` section and data initialization.
`-llibrary`	Which library files are scanned.
`-nodefaultlibs`	Whether library code is linked with the project.
`-nostartfiles`	Whether the runtime startup module is linked in.
`-nostdlib`	Whether the library and startup code is linked with the project.
`-s`	Remove all symbol table and relocation information from the executable.
`-T`	The linker script to use with the build.
`-u`	The linking in of library modules so that symbol can be defined. It is legitimate to use -u multiple times with different symbols to force loading of additional library modules.
`-Wl,option`	Options passed to the linker.
`-Xlinker option`	System-specific options to passed to the linker.