2.5. Run-time linking
As explained in 2.4.1, “AIX default linking” on page 64, all referenced symbols must be resolved at link-time when building executable files using the default, static, and lazy loading link methods on AIX. Those pre-resolved symbols cannot be rebound after the executable files are created.
The run-time link method, or run-time linking, enables a program to resolve its referenced symbols at the program load-time rather than link-time. It is the ability to resolve undefined and non-deferred symbols in shared modules after the program execution has already began. It is a mechanism for providing run-time definitions (for example, function definitions that are not available at the program link-time) and symbol rebinding capabilities. ...
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