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Re: purify experiments
- To: Joe Buck <jbuck at synopsys dot com>
- Subject: Re: purify experiments
- From: Jason Merrill <jason at cygnus dot com>
- Date: 30 Sep 1997 11:33:14 -0700
- Cc: egcs at cygnus dot com
- References: <199709301804.LAA29425@atrus.synopsys.com>
>>>>> Joe Buck <jbuck@synopsys.com> writes:
> Wasn't this clarified by the committee and the addition of the "export"
> keyword? That is, shouldn't a template be always treated as a static
> function, unless export is given?
No. Template instantiations still have weak linkage.
> Also, even if we *do* need to save everything, any clues as to why the
> representation is so large?
No, not offhand. I'm sure it could be tightened up, but I don't have the
time to analyze it right now.
Jason