Syntax

#pragma required=symbol

Parameters

Description

Use this pragma directive to ensure that a symbol which is needed by a second symbol is included in the linked output. The directive must be placed immediately before the second symbol.

Use the directive if the requirement for a symbol is not otherwise visible in the application, for example, if a variable is only referenced indirectly through the section it resides in.

Example

const char copyright[] = "Copyright by me";

#pragma required=copyright
int main()
{
  /* Do something here. */
}

Even if the copyright string is not used by the application, it will still be included by the linker and available in the output.