In-Class 4

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In-Class 4

In-Class Activity to be completed in class.

Note: For this activity and all other activities, you should only make 1 submission (your first submission is always the one graded)

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Mike

What does a preprocessor do?

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Essentially does a textual replacement of code, preparing the source code to be read into the compiler. An intermediate format (usually with a .i suffix) is generated.

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What is the job of the front end of the compiler?

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Generate a valid intermediate representation of code to be later optimized and transformed to the target code for a specific architecture.

Optimize the initial input

Generate Target Machine Code for a final executable

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Check which of the reasons one would use a linker.

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Space - Common files can be aggregated together

Time - Code may be compiled separately to save time in really large builds.

Optimization - Because you have a full view of the code, you can further make optimizations.

What does the linker actually do?

1 point

Symbol Resolution and Relocation

Complicate the compilation process

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When can I Link in code? (Check all that apply)

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At compile-time (Statically before the program runs)

At run-time (While the program is running)

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