Am 19.02.2013 um 01:50 schrieb Michael Hennebry <hennebry at web.cs.ndsu.nodak.edu>: > On Mon, 18 Feb 2013, Paul Norton wrote: > >> On 18 February 2013 01:56, Michael Hennebry >> <hennebry at web.cs.ndsu.nodak.edu>wrote: > >>> Once the object files from fred.c and greg.c are linked, >>> how does ELF distinguish the sfunc's and the x's? >>> I've been trying to RTFM, but it hasn't helped? > >> The variables and functions belong to a block/file, this is their scope. >> Both functions/variables you mention are actually unique within their >> respective file scope. ... > > How is that scope recorded? > According to nm, the names are the same and they are marked local, > but there is no mention of the particular locality. > >> ... Also have a look at name mangling. >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_mangling. Gcc help @ > > I'm dealing with C, not C++ or Python or Java. > >> http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-help/ IAll the best. Paul > > Mailing list archives indexed only by month are not really helpful. i would suggest to use a more specific mailing list ... centos is a OS not a formal language :-) -- LF