Re: link-optimization in C

Jeffrey A Law <law@upchuck.cygnus.com>
27 May 1999 23:25:13 -0400

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From: Jeffrey A Law <law@upchuck.cygnus.com>
Newsgroups: comp.compilers
Date: 27 May 1999 23:25:13 -0400
Organization: Compilers Central
References: 99-05-091 99-05-105
Keywords: linker

    > >Actually, CodeWarrior for Win32 (by default) and MS Visual C++ (when
    > >used with the /Gy switch) both perform this procedure you mention --
    > >we put each procedure in its own section, and the respective linkers
    > >dead-strip out unused functions in the final executable.
    >
    > The Watcom C/C++ linker also removes dead code and can remove unused
    > non-virtual and virtual functions by choice.


The GNU tools can do this on ELF platforms. Though the removal of
unused virtual functions isn't supported on all platforms (yet).


jeff

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