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From:	"Kevin D. Kissell" <kevink@mips.com>
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Knittel, Brian wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'd like to force the compiler to store arguments on the stack with otherwise optimized code.
> 
> I found a refernce in the archives (form 2001) for using -0 (no optimization). Has anyone found another way to do this?

If I recall correctly, if you specify -g to enable debugger support,
the subroutine prologues store the arguments into their stack slots,
even if a higher level of optimization is otherwise specified.

		Regards,

		Kevin K.