Conditional sequential selection of external reference solutions

A method for creating an application, the method comprising:

• translating, using a processor, source code into object code by organizing external references in the source code as at least one group of external references;
• linking, using the processor, the object code by attempting to resolve the external references by:
• sequentially stepping through each external reference of the group and resolving a selected external reference with a matching definition if a matching definition for the unresolved external reference exists, wherein the sequential process continues until either the selected external reference from the group is resolved, or an attempt has been made to resolve all external references in the group;
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• skipping other external references within the group of external references if a matching definition for the current external reference exists and the selected external reference is not the last external reference in the group of external references to be selected;
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• creating, using the processor, an executable file based on the linked object code.