Re: Show functions in obj files?

Dietmar Schroeder <schroeder@ifn.ing.tu-bs.de> writes:


> we are looking for a tool that could display all functions used in a
> c-program by examinating the gcc compiled obj files (inc. debug info).


Perhaps you can use `nm' (on our system `/bin/nm'), that lists all the
external references of a particular obj file. It works on libraries
and executables too.


Daniel
[Seems to me the trick is to try and guess what functions are actually used,
e.g. estimate which chunks of which file are what function, then do a
transitive closure, and wave hands like crazy to account for function
pointers. -John]
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