static linking

Optimizing Binaries - How Does the Linker Help Reduce App Size? What are the different types of linking - Part Two

In the previous post we talked about how the linker’s selective loading helps solve the bloat issue. But there are some other limitations to static linking. Because of those limitations software engineers created Dynamic libraries and the Dynamic Linker. In this post we’ll go through some of those limitations and discuss the trade-offs between the two ways of linking and their sizing impact. Inspired by Link fast: Improve build and launch times - 15:47:...

Optimizing Binaries - How Does the Linker Help Reduce App Size? What are the different types of linking - Part One

In the previous post we talked about a problem with the linker: Linking a single function from a library could link to the entire library. This creates a lot of bloat. As a result some enhancements were made to linker. The enhancement was to be selective and only load symbols that you need. Inspired by Link fast: Improve build and launch times - 4:15: Selective Loading In a nutshell if you have the following source code written in C:...