Re: A final solution. (Was Re: kernel-2.2.1-undefined references.)

[mrs at wrs dot com (Mike Stump)]

> Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 19:04:42 -0800 (PST)
> From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@transmeta.com>
> To: Mike Stump <mrs@wrs.com>

> On Fri, 12 Feb 1999, Mike Stump wrote:
> > 
> > You like the bleeding edge...  Use -ffunction-sections, and
> > -Wl,--gc-sections when you compile.  [duck]  Make that kernel smaller,
> > sure, no problem.

> Hey, does that actually work reliably? We've used linker tricks
> before, and while I wouldn't like to use them for this particular
> case, there are other cases that would be simplified by not having
> to split up object files by hand (the string stuff still comes to
> mind).

> Oh, and is it documented and supported without any "maybe" clauses?
> <evil grin>

Ok, sounds like we are on good terms again.  Sure, go ahead and use
them, there can't be _any_ bugs in those two really cutting edge
features, can there?  Naw, we're studs.  Rth Rules!

:-)

Ok, that aside, I have used them in trivial cases, and observed they
did exactly what I wanted.  If your willing to bleed, welcome to the
edge!