Linker

G16 Field Linker

Web: linker.html

g16-ld wraps forge/g16-linker.py. BFD backend: libexec/grok16/g16-ld-bfd. Doctrine: data/g16-linker-doctrine.json — 16 active targets.

Pass flow

1. discern — OS/arch from argv or host
2. ironclad — witness meld
3. mandate — silicon hardening flags
4. dispatch — bfd / NDK / mach-o / PE backend

Mandate flags (ELF)

Link kind	Flags
Executable	-pie -zrelro -znow -znoexecstack
-shared	-zrelro -znow -znoexecstack (no -pie since 1.0)
-r / -static	none

Verify

./scripts/grok16-toolchain.sh verify
pythong forge/g16-linker.py targets

Injecting -pie on shared-library links corrupts libgcc_s.so.1 — 1.0 skips it.