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Re: position of section() attribute question
On Fri, 10 Jun 2005, DJ Delorie wrote:
> What about this scenario?
>
> typedef int __attribute__((section("foo"))) FOOINT;
>
> FOOINT a;
>
> Would it make sense to allow this sort of thing? Would it be feasible
> to implement?
It might make sense to define "section" as applying to the type - provided
you have clearly defined rules for type compatibility, composite types,
etc. - though it might also break existing code with the attribute in
various positions.
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