This article explains how programs are laid out in memory, walks through the compilation and linking stages, compares static and dynamic linking, and shows why dynamic libraries reduce disk and memory usage while making bug fixes easier.
This article explains how programs are laid out in memory, the roles of code, data, heap, and stack sections, and compares static linking, which bundles all code into the executable, with dynamic linking, which loads shared libraries at runtime to save disk and memory space.
This article explains why beginner Docker images can exceed 1 GB, then walks through multi‑stage builds, static versus dynamic linking, language‑specific tricks, and the use of minimal base images like scratch to reduce image size by over 99 % while preserving functionality.
This article explains the fundamental concepts behind C language compilation, covering lexical, syntax, and semantic analysis, GCC options, file types, static and dynamic linking, ELF structure, and the loader process that turns source code into a runnable program.
This article provides an in‑depth technical overview of the ld64 static linker used in iOS builds, explaining its architecture, how it parses .o, .a and .dylib files, manages symbols, atoms and fixups, resolves undefined references, performs dead‑code stripping, and generates the final executable.
This comprehensive guide explains the inner workings of Apple's ld64 static linker for iOS, covering its historical background, core concepts such as objects, archives, symbols, and fixups, command‑line parameters, execution phases, symbol resolution, dead‑code stripping, optimization passes, output generation, auto‑linking, the -ObjC flag, debugging options, and LTO support.
This tutorial walks through Linux library management, demonstrating how to build and inspect static (.a) and shared (.so) libraries, configure runtime search paths with LD_LIBRARY_PATH, customize linker behavior, and handle multi‑architecture library locations using practical command‑line examples.
