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From: bart <bc@freeuk.com>
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Subject: Re: C23 thoughts and opinions
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On 06/06/2024 03:12, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> On Wed, 5 Jun 2024 09:10:34 +0100, bart wrote:
> 
>> Any language that has 'module' objects, even within the same source
>> file, is a linker.
> 
> I did point out that linking involved pulling multiple files together, did
> I not?
> 
>> The term usually refers to a program that takes independently compiled
>> binaries containing native code ...
> 
> Binaries of some form, yes. Remember “native” is just as relative a term
> as “hardware” is.

Sorry, I've lost track of what it is you are trying to prove. That 
everything is a linker?

Of course, mine is the narrow viewpoint of someone who has implemented 
multiple assemblers, compilers, interpreters and linkers (that I call 
loaders) of various kinds across decades.

I thought I had long eliminated the need for traditional 'linking' from 
my tools, but apparently not; I've been writing linkers without being 
aware of it! How about that?

But if you want the last word, then you're welcome. You're obviously 
100% right and I'm 100% wrong; happy?