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Re: Getting rid of -fno-unit-at-a-time [Was Re: RFC: Preserving orderof functions and top-level asms via cgraph]
Nathan Sidwell writes:
> Andrew Haley wrote:
> > Nathan Sidwell writes:
> > > Andrew Haley wrote:
> > >
> > > > Might it still be possible for a front end to force all pending code
> > > > to be generated, even with -fno-unit-at-a-time gone?
> > >
> > > I think this is a bad idea. You're essentially asking for the backend
> > > to retain all the functionality of -fno-unit-at-a-time.
> >
> > OK. So, what else?
> As steven asked, I'd like to understand why this is not a problem
> for the C++ community. There are several alternatives
>
> 1) The C++ programs are smaller than the java programs
That's my guess. Usually, C++ users compile one source file at a
time, whereas Java users find it convenient to compile a whole
archive.
This is merely a convenience, for sure. But it's quite a big
convenience.
Andrew.