gprof output question

[Tim Prince]

On 2/20/2014 6:42 PM, MR ZenWiz wrote:
> In using gprof on a large C++ app, there are a number of functions in
> the output that do not have any class name or parameters associated
> with them.
>
> In a thorough search of the app source, I cannot find any functions
> defined with a particular name that shows up like this in the gprof
> output.
>
> How can I track down where these functions live?
>
> In the call trace section, they show up as "spontaneous," so I can't
> even tell from where they are called.
>
> Any guidance would be most appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
>
> MR
A function called from a source file not built with -pg or via a 
function pointer (so that the actual function isn't known at compile 
time) would likely produce a <spontaneous>.  It's also helpful to use 
-static linking.

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Tim Prince