GNU linker

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GNU linker

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Basic data

Maintainer GNU project
developer GNU project
Current  version 2.28
(March 2, 2017)
operating system unixoid systems
programming language C.
License GPL
https://www.gnu.org/software/binutils/

The GNU Linker (or ld ) is part of the GNU Binutils and the GNU implementation of the Unix Ld command, which creates executable files from object files .

The possible origin of the name "ld" could either be " L oa D " or " L ink e D itor".

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. GNU Manuals Online: binutils
  2. Answer to the question "What do CC and LD stand for?"