Configuring a shared library to accommodate relocatable data in a pervasive device

A tool chain comprising:

• a compiler programmed to compile source code into a compiled object;
• a linker programmed to link said compiled object into a linked object using a relocatable data segment;
• and,
• a relocation data extraction tool programmed to extract relocation data from said linked object and to dispose said relocation data in a relocation data file configured for disposition in a pervasive device.

A machine readable storage having stored thereon a computer program for configuring a shared library to accommodate relocatable data in a pervasive target device, the computer program comprising a routine set of instructions which when executed by a machine cause the machine to perform the steps of:

• modifying a main entry point in shared library source code to initialize data for the shared library using relocation information disposed in an associated shared library database resource;
• specifying linking of the shared library using relocatable data and code segments in lieu of position independent data and code segments;
• compiling said shared library source code to produce a compiled shared library object and linking said compiled shared library object to produce the shared library;
• extracting relocation information from said compiled shared library object;
• and,
• persisting said extracted relocation information in said associated shared library database resource.