_PRESTART (.init) section - who created this and why?

[leesp]

Hi,

I am a newbie using CW for MC9S08. I noticed that there is a section _PRESTART (or .init) section which is created by the Linker automatically. In the manual it says:

"The application entry point is sotred in the segment _PRESTART. This segment also has got to be associated with a READ_ONLY section".

I checked the start08.c file but I could not find a section named _PRESTART or .init

Can anyone please advise?

[CrasyCat · Accepted solution]

Hello

The Linker will rename the section where the entry point is implemented as .init.

Per default application entry point is _Startup, which is implemented in star08.c. So section .text from module start08.c will be renamed internally as .init by the linker.

CrasyCat