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3 ld Diagnostic Messages
ld writes diagnostic messages to the standard output file.
Table 3-1. Comparison of ld Diagnostic Types
Message Type Description
ld Stops
Immediately
ld Creates a
Usable Object File Suppressible?
ERROR
ld cannot
do the
requested
task
Yes No No
ERROR
ld cannot
do the
requested
task
No No No
Warning
ld might not
have done
what you
expected
No Yes Yes, by
-noverbose
Informational
message
Information
that might
help you
No Yes Yes, by
-noverbose
Table 3-2. Warning and Informational Message Defaults
Environment Default Meaning
Guardian -verbose
ld prints warnings and informational messages
OSS
PC*
-noverbose
ld suppresses warnings and informational
messages, but informs you if it suppressed any
warnings
* OSS