Conditional sequential selection of external reference resolutions
US9952840B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 15, 2012 |
| Grant date | Apr 24, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 19, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/54
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
External references are resolved in a software compiling and linking environment by identifying a group of related external references and by processing the group of external references until a stopping condition is satisfied. The external references are processed by selecting a next external reference from the group of external references as a current external reference and by resolving the current external reference with a matching definition if a matching definition for the current external reference exists. The stopping condition is designated as being satisfied if either the selected external reference is resolved, or if each external reference in the group of external references has been selected.
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