Linking

The linker resolves symbols between object files and libraries and lays out the final program.

Intermediate

"undefined reference" = a declared symbol was never defined/linked; "multiple definition" = defined twice (e.g. a variable defined in a header). Embedded linker scripts place code in flash and data in RAM.

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