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You can add or edit your additional directives in the Additional Linker Directives dialog
box. The manually inserted directives are always placed in the same place in your linker
command file: after most of the automatically generated directives and just before the final
directive that gives the name of the executable to be built and the modules to be included
in the build. This position makes your manually inserted directives override any conflict-
ing directives that occur earlier in the file, so it allows you to override particular directives
that are autogenerated from the project settings. (The RANGE and ORDER linker
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directives are exceptions to this rule; they do not override earlier RANGE and ORDER
directives but combine with them.) Use caution with this override capability because some
of the autogenerated directives might interact with other directives and because there is no
visual indication to remind you that some of your project settings might not be fully taking
effect on later builds. If you must create a complex linker command file, contact Zilog
Technical Support for assistance. See the
Zilog Technical Support section on page 6.
If you have selected the Additional Directives checkbox, your manually inserted direc-
tives are not erased when you build your project. They are retained and reinserted into the
same location in each newly created linker command file every time you build your proj-
ect.
In earlier releases of ZDS II, it was necessary to manually insert a number of directives if
you had a C project and did not select the Standard C Start-up Module. This task is no lon-
ger necessary. The directives required to support a C start-up module are now always added
to the linker command file. The only time these directives are not added is if the project is
an Assembly Only project.
Use Existing
Use the following procedure if you do not want a new linker command file to be generated
when you build your project:
1. Select the Use Existing button.
2. Click the Browse button ( ). The Select Linker Command File dialog box is dis-
played.
Note: