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Walk me through what happens when you press "Build" on a typical embedded C project.
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Pipeline & Compilation
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What's the difference between .data and .bss?
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How do you place an array or function at an exact address (e.g., a DMA buffer or a firmware version block)?
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What flags optimize for size, and what are the trade-offs?
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Pipeline & Compilation
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.text vs .rodata — what goes in each, and where do they live at runtime?
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Sections & Memory Layout
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How do you read a linker map file to find what's bloating your binary?
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Sections & Memory Layout
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Static library (.a) vs relocatable object (.o) vs shared library (.so) — when does each apply in embedded?
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What does Reset_Handler do before main() is called?
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Sections & Memory Layout
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How do you debug a "multiple definition" or "undefined reference" linker error?
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Linker Errors & Diagnostics
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What is Link-Time Optimization (LTO) and what are its embedded trade-offs?
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Linker Errors & Diagnostics
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What's the difference between Make and CMake, and when do you use each?
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Toolchains & Build Systems
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Why don't embedded projects use glibc?
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Toolchains & Build Systems
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