You can set Linker options from:
When using the DF command line, specify linker options after the /LINK option. For example:
DF file.f90 file.lib /LINK /NODEFAULTLIB
You can specify linker options and libraries with the LINK command. For example:
LINK file.obj file.lib /NODEFAULTLIB
You can specify linker options and libraries by using the Linker tab in the Project menu, Settings dialog box.
The following table describes the Linker options.
| Linker Option | Function |
|---|---|
| /ALIGN | Specifies the alignment of each section within the linear address space of the program. |
| /BASE | Sets a base address for the program, overriding the default location. |
| /COMMENT | Inserts a comment string into the header of an executable file or DLL, after the array of section headers. |
| /DEBUG | Creates debugging information for the executable file or DLL. |
| /DEBUGTYPE | Generates debugging information in one of three ways: Microsoft format (CV), COFF format, or both. |
| /DEF | Passes a module-definition (.DEF) file to the linker. |
| /DEFAULTLIB | Adds one or more libraries to the list of libraries that LINK searches when resolving references. |
| /DELAY | Controls the delayed loading of DDLs. |
| /DELAYLOAD | Causes delayed loading of DLLs. |
| /DLL | Builds a DLL as the main output file when using the command line. |
| /DRIVER | Used to build a Windows NT 4 or Windows 2000 kernel mode driver. |
| /ENTRY | Sets the starting address for an executable file or DLL. |
| /EXETYPE | Used when building a virtual device driver (requested by using the /VXD option). |
| /EXPORT | Exports a function from your program. |
| /FIXED | Tells the operating system to load the program only at its preferred base address. |
| /FORCE | Informs the linker to create a valid executable file or DLL even if a symbol is referenced but not defined or is multiply defined. |
| /HEAP | Sets the size of the heap in bytes. |
| /IMPLIB | Sets the name for the import library that LINK creates when it builds a program that contains exports. |
| /IMPORT | Does not apply to Visual Fortran. |
| /INCLUDE | Informs the linker to add a specified symbol to the symbol table. |
| /INCREMENTAL | Controls how the linker handles incremental linking. |
| /LARGEADDRESSAWARE | Informs the linker that the application can handle addresses larger than 2 gigabytes. |
| /LIBPATH | Overrides the environment library path. |
| /LINK50COMPAT | Generates import libraries in the old (Visual C++ version 5.0) format for backward compatibility. |
| /MACHINE | Specifies the target platform for the program. |
| /MAP | Informs the linker to generate a mapfile. You can also specify the file name. |
| /MAPINFO | Informs the linker to include the specified information in a map file (requested by /MAP). |
| /MERGE | Combines the first section with the second section and names the resulting section. |
| /NODEFAULTLIB | Informs the linker to remove all default libraries from the list of libraries it searches when resolving external references. If you specify one or more libraries, the linker only ignores the libraries you have named. |
| /NOENTRY | Prevents LINK from linking a reference to _main into the DLL. |
| /NOLOGO | Prevents the display of the copyright message and version number. It also suppresses echoing of command files. |
| /OPT | Controls the optimizations LINK performs during a build. |
| /ORDER | Lets you perform optimization by telling LINK to place certain packaged functions into the image in a predetermined order. |
| /OUT | Overrides the default name and location of the image file that LINK creates. |
| /PDB | Controls how the linker produces debugging information. |
| /PDBTYPE | Controls which Program Database (PDB) is used to store the debug type information. |
| /PROFILE | Creates an output file that can be used with the profiler. |
| /RELEASE | Sets the checksum in the header of an executable file. |
| /SECTION | Changes the attributes of a section, overriding the attributes set when the .OBJ file for the section was compiled. |
| /STACK | Sets the size of the stack in bytes. |
| /STUB | Attaches an MS-DOS stub program to a Win32 program. |
| /SUBSYSTEM | Tells the operating system how to run the executable file. |
| /SWAPRUN | Informs the operating system to first copy the linker output to a swap file, and then run the image from there (Windows NT 4 or Windows 2000). |
| /VERBOSE | Sends information about the progress of the linking session to the Output window. |
| /VERSION | Informs the linker to put a version number in the header of the executable file or DLL. |
| /VXD | Creates a virtual device driver (VxD). |
| /WARN | Determines the output of LINK warnings. |
| /WS | Adds the WS_AGGRESSIVE attribute to your application's image. |
This table lists the Linker options with the equivalent Microsoft visual development environment category if one is available. Options not listed are usually command-line only and can be entered in the "Common Options" text box of the Project ... Settings dialog box. For instructions on how to work with the Microsoft visual development environment, see Building Programs and Libraries.
| Linker Option | Visual Development Environment Category |
|---|---|
| /ALIGN | Command-line only |
| /BASE | Output Category |
| /DEBUG | Debug Category |
| /DEBUGTYPE | Debug Category |
| /DEF | Command-line only |
| /DEFAULTLIB | Command-line only |
| /ENTRY | Output Category |
| /FORCE | Customize Category |
| /INCLUDE | Input Category |
| /INCREMENTAL | Customize Category |
| /LIBPATH | Input Category |
| /MAP | Debug Category |
| /NODEFAULTLIB | Input Category |
| /NOLOGO | Customize Category |
| /OUT | Customize Category |
| /PDB | Customize Category |
| /PDBTYPE | Debug Category |
| /PROFILE | General Category |
| /STACK | Output Category |
| /VERBOSE | Customize Category |
| /VERSION | Output Category |
Besides discussing linker options individually, this section also discusses Module-Definition Files and Linker Reserved Words.