Partial linking or Combine multiple object files to one on Windows

To perform partial linking or combine multiple object files into one on Windows, you can use the LINK command-line tool provided by the Microsoft Visual Studio toolchain. Here's an example of how you can achieve this:

1. Open a Developer Command Prompt for Visual Studio:

   • Press the Windows key and search for "Developer Command Prompt for Visual Studio" to launch the command prompt with the appropriate environment variables set.

2. Navigate to the directory containing your object files:

   • Use the cd command to change the directory to the location where your object files are located.

3. Perform partial linking:

   • Run the following command to perform a partial link and create a single object file:

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     link /out:output.obj obj1.obj obj2.obj obj3.obj
     
     

     Replace output.obj with the desired name of the combined object file and obj1.obj, obj2.obj, obj3.obj, etc., with the names of your individual object files.

   • The link command will perform the partial linking operation and generate the combined object file specified with /out.

4. Use the combined object file:

   • The resulting combined object file (output.obj) can be used for further processing, such as creating an executable or linking with other libraries.

Note: The link command provided by Visual Studio may have additional options and flags that you can use to customize the partial linking process. Refer to the documentation for the link command for more information on available options and usage.

By using the link command in the Developer Command Prompt for Visual Studio, you can perform partial linking or combine multiple object files into a single object file on Windows.