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** Supports range of input formats, OMF/OBJ, Win32/COFF, ELF
** Supports range of input formats, OMF/OBJ, Win32/COFF, ELF
** Supports library files
** Supports library files
** Supports many output file formats from EXE, LE, Win32/PE, Novell NLM files, Pharlap files, QNX, OS2, etc. It even supports MZ and .COM
** Supports many output file formats, from EXE, MZ, COM, LE or Win32/PE, to Novell NLM files, Pharlap files, QNX, OS2, etc.
** Handles setting code offset address
** Handles setting code offset address
** Supports Watcom, Codeview and Dward debugging information
** Supports Watcom, Codeview and Dward debugging information
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** Custom segment location
** Custom segment location
[[Category:Linkers]]
[[Category:Linkers]]

== See Also ==

* [[Watcom]]

Latest revision as of 15:13, 1 March 2012

WLink is the linker that comes with Watcom C/C++. Supports a wide range of options and is flexible to a degree. The only problem is that Watcom just uses the virtual address entries of the ELF format, which can be specified at link time with the offset=0x???????? directive.

  • Pros
    • Supports range of input formats, OMF/OBJ, Win32/COFF, ELF
    • Supports library files
    • Supports many output file formats, from EXE, MZ, COM, LE or Win32/PE, to Novell NLM files, Pharlap files, QNX, OS2, etc.
    • Handles setting code offset address
    • Supports Watcom, Codeview and Dward debugging information
    • Supports flat binary files
    • Custom segment location

See Also