8.4.3.1 Producing an Absolute Output Module (--absolute_exe option)

When you use the --absolute_exe option without the --relocatable option, the linker produces an absolute, executable output module. Absolute files contain no relocation information. Executable files contain the following:

• Special symbols defined by the linker (see Section 8.5.10.4)
• An header that describes information such as the program entry point
• No unresolved references

The following example links file1.obj and file2.obj and creates an absolute output module called a.out:

cl6x --run_linker --absolute_exe file1.obj file2.obj

NOTE

The --absolute_exe and --relocatable Options

If you do not use the --absolute_exe or the --relocatable option, the linker acts as if you specified --absolute_exe.