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Re: [Ada] Delete bogus use of flag_zero_initialized_in_bss

From: Eric Botcazou <ebotcazou at adacore dot com>
To: Duncan Sands <baldrick at free dot fr>
Cc: gcc-patches at gcc dot gnu dot org
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:05:16 +0100
Subject: Re: [Ada] Delete bogus use of flag_zero_initialized_in_bss
References: <4B9F3DA9.5020204@free.fr> <201003162306.29494.ebotcazou@adacore.com> <4BA230DB.8060002@free.fr>

> if I understand right you agree that clearing this flag is pointless on
> linux (and probably many other) systems, but that it is simpler to clear
> it everywhere rather than only on those systems that need it?

Even on Linux you may need to clear it if you have a pure Ada program and a 
custom linker script.

-- 
Eric Botcazou

References:
- [Ada] Delete bogus use of flag_zero_initialized_in_bss
  - From: Duncan Sands
- Re: [Ada] Delete bogus use of flag_zero_initialized_in_bss
  - From: Eric Botcazou
- Re: [Ada] Delete bogus use of flag_zero_initialized_in_bss
  - From: Duncan Sands

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