C Linkage Terminology Differences

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There is static linkage, dynamic linkage. What is type where it imports compiled functions from a library and compiles it into the binary?

Maybe you speak of Link-Time Optimization, which is not a linkage thing (but a compiler thing). — Basile Starynkevitch, Sep 19 '14 at 20:20
Read Levine's book [Linkers and Loaders](http://www.iecc.com/linker/) — Basile Starynkevitch, Sep 19 '14 at 20:23
@BasileStarynkevitch That's actually a reference in the wikipedia article. — Lynn Crumbling, Sep 19 '14 at 20:26
C only knows about internal (static) and external linkage. The latter is what you are talking about. — Hans Passant, Sep 19 '14 at 20:34

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 19 '14 at 20:32

In static linking, the compiled functions are stored into the executable or dynamic library (if you're creating one).

In dynamic linking, the compiled function is stored in a separated library (DLL in Windows or shared object in Linux). A small piece if code is added to the executable to load that shared library at runtime and map the public functions and variables within it.

C Linkage Terminology Differences

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