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Static overlays
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Static overlaying of code is the traditional method of overlaying which has
been superseded in recent times by dynamic overlaying. A static overlay
linker usually reserves a space in the root of the executable within which
the overlays will be loaded and executed. The size of the space reserved
within the program image is determined by the overlay structure designed by
the programmer, and the size of the modules making up the largest overlay
section. A significant amount of memory can be wasted if one of the overlays
is larger than the others. Each overlay section consists of one or more .OBJ
files. Overlays may be grouped into areas or nested within one another,
further complicating the overlay structure.
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