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diff --git a/ld/ld.texinfo b/ld/ld.texinfo index d20a59f..be1d490 100644 --- a/ld/ld.texinfo +++ b/ld/ld.texinfo @@ -3887,6 +3887,19 @@ Then the C source code to perform the copy would be: @end smallexample Note the use of the @samp{&} operators. These are correct. +Alternatively the symbols can be treated as the names of vectors or +arrays and then the code will again work as expected: + +@smallexample +@group + extern char start_of_ROM[], end_of_ROM[], start_of_FLASH[]; + + memcpy (start_of_FLASH, start_of_ROM, end_of_ROM - start_of_ROM); +@end group +@end smallexample + +Note how using this method does not require the use of @samp{&} +operators. @node SECTIONS @section SECTIONS Command |