# compiler: push entry symbol name resolution into the linker · gitcafe/zig

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Repository: [gitcafe/zig](https://git.cafe/gitcafe/zig)

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Requested revision: 57562c8d507667b6fefcb7fbc7a305fbd610b5dd

Requested commit: 57562c8d507667b6fefcb7fbc7a305fbd610b5dd

Commit: 57562c8d507667b6fefcb7fbc7a305fbd610b5dd

Tree: f0e494bdace7302f7cce8ad8c9c7d3227bd81d64

Author: Andrew Kelley

Committer: Andrew Kelley

## Message

```
compiler: push entry symbol name resolution into the linker

This is necessary because on COFF, the entry symbol name is not known
until the linker has looked at the set of global symbol names to
determine which of the four possible main entry points is present.

```

## Parents

- [c9fe43679f8d8f0db6250cc881b59cc68daaf128](https://git.cafe/gitcafe/zig/commit/c9fe43679f8d8f0db6250cc881b59cc68daaf128?format=markdown)

[Source at this commit](https://git.cafe/gitcafe/zig/tree/57562c8d507667b6fefcb7fbc7a305fbd610b5dd?format=markdown)