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Re: Can't use '-a' option in gcc 3.1 (x86)
- From: Fergus Henderson <fjh at cs dot mu dot OZ dot AU>
- To: Guillermo Ballester Valor <gbv at oxixares dot com>
- Cc: gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2002 17:13:00 +1000
- Subject: Re: Can't use '-a' option in gcc 3.1 (x86)
- References: <200207202112.25700.gbv@oxixares.com>
On 20-Jul-2002, Guillermo Ballester Valor <gbv@oxixares.com> wrote:
> Well, I'm not sure whether is a bug or my fault: I cant use '-a' option with
> gcc 3.1 but I used it in gcc 2.95.3 Is it a regression ? Gcc says
> unrecognized option '--a'
This option was deliberately removed.
It was removed because it was "terminally broken"
<http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2001-11/msg00229.html>.
The idea is that you should use `-fprofile-arcs' (and the `gcov' program)
instead.
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