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Re: On inlining in C++
- From: Gabriel Dos Reis <gdr at integrable-solutions dot net>
- To: Richard Guenther <rguenth at tat dot physik dot uni-tuebingen dot de>
- Cc: Matthias Benkmann <matthias at winterdrache dot de>, gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Date: 05 Aug 2003 15:08:33 +0200
- Subject: Re: On inlining in C++
- Organization: Integrable Solutions
- References: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0308051448390.14031-100000@bellatrix.tat.physik.uni-tuebingen.de>
Richard Guenther <rguenth@tat.physik.uni-tuebingen.de> writes:
| The point is, all these "people will optimize" suggestions go against
| portability to different compilers.
It is going to be non portable only if compiler back ends decide they
know better and don't trust the programmer preference. Inline in C++
precisely to cut down the non-portability. Inline in C++ does not
mean "hey back-end, optimize this as you want".
-- Gaby