gcov + inline function definitions in headers

[p.steiner@icoserve.com]

hello,

are there known problems with inline source code definitions in header 
files and gcov?

as soon as functions are defined inline in an header file, e.g. template 
classes or inlined instance methods, gcov is showing not working 
correctly. could it be that these get optimized out in the template 
preprocessing step or the final linking?

example compilation step:
> g++323  -c -o Coverage.o  -pipe -W -Wall -ftemplate-depth-500 -g 
-fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage -fPIC  Coverage.cpp

there are no optimizations on this gcc call... could optimizations happen 
implicitely, or after compilation in the linker?

thanks for any help,

peter steiner.