Definition: To convert Source Code to Machine code takes two phases.
- Compilation. This turns the Source Code into Object Code.
- Linking. This collects all the various Object Code files and builds them into an EXE or DLL.
Linking is quite a technical process. The obj files generated by the compiler include extra information that the linker needs to ensure that function calls between different obj files are correctly "joined up".
Glossary:
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Linking the aplication took two hours.
