Re: dead code removal

[Daniel Jacobowitz <drow@false.org>]

That kind of stripping can not be done by the compiler.  It could
theoretically be done by the linker, and there MIGHT be a linker option
to give the warnings you want - what if another object file in your
program called DummyFunc?  Or worse, what if a shared library expected
DummyFunc to be available?


On Wed, Nov 24, 1999 at 05:10:03PM -0800, Jim Reekes wrote:
> 
> I have a little program that contains a routine DummyFunc() which is
> never reference in the code. Building this single source file in any way
> I've tried results in a binary which contains DummyFunc(). Using nm and
> objdump, as far as I can determine GCC 2.95 does not dead-code strip.
> (which I find amazing!). So I have two questions.
> 
> Am I missing something and GCC actually does dead-code stripping?
> 
>  - or - 
> 
> How can I find unused/unreferenced symbols in my code so that I can bury
> the dead code manually?
> 
> 
> Jim
> 
> P.S. I have always compared programming to ditch digging, and now I'm
> convinced.
> 


Dan

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