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Question

Consider the following statements:
S1: When you statically link a file into an executable, the contents of the file are included during link time.
S2: When you link dynamically, it is only during run time when a pointer to the file which is linked in is included in the executable and then the contents of said file are loaded.
Which of the above statements is/are true?

Comments

Think s1 is true for sure. S2 is false (I think so) what is the answer.

Answer 1

Both are true

in static linking, each object code(executable file) produced by compiler should come with its library routine  before load. so  all the shared files or other files referenced by the object codes are linked with them at link time

at run time , those shared routines are replaced by stub or glue code which is replaced by actual code at run time. Hence linking of all the object files with their references(can be shared file, library routines etc) is done at run time and only called routines are loaded.

Comments

actualy answer given is s1 true and s2 false and it is given that though the file will be loaded at run time in second statement  but the pointer to the file which is linked in is included in the executable file at Link time.and hence,s2 is false