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71<h3 class="section">3.11 Implicit Linker Scripts</h3>
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73<p>If you specify a linker input file which the linker can not recognize as
74an object file or an archive file, it will try to read the file as a
75linker script.  If the file can not be parsed as a linker script, the
76linker will report an error.
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78<p>An implicit linker script will not replace the default linker script.
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80<p>Typically an implicit linker script would contain only symbol
81assignments, or the <code>INPUT</code>, <code>GROUP</code>, or <code>VERSION</code>
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84<p>Any input files read because of an implicit linker script will be read
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