Linking binary against functions/data in specific location in memory

Question

I\'m currently in the process of writing an intermediate-memory bootloader for an ATMega.

I\'d like to place a section of commonly used functions and data in a speci

Answer 1

Consider using -R <file> as linker option (gcc -Wl,-R -Wl,<file>).

This will generate references to (global) symbols in <file> just as if they were linked normally, but not include the referenced code.