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Re: [C++] GCC tree linkage types
- From: Chris Lattner <sabre at nondot dot org>
- To: Ian Lance Taylor <ian at wasabisystems dot com>
- Cc: Daniel Jacobowitz <drow at mvista dot com>, <gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org>
- Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 10:05:06 -0600 (CST)
- Subject: Re: [C++] GCC tree linkage types
Ian Lance Taylor writes:
> A weak undefined symbol is like an ordinary undefined symbol, except
> that it is not an error if the symbol is never defined (and in that
> case the symbol is implicitly defined with the value zero).
What are weak undefined symbols used for? If they are referenced but
never defined, how does the program link?
-Chris
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