Fix notice_global_symbol

Jan Hubicka hubicka@ucw.cz
Sat Oct 11 22:23:00 GMT 2003


> On Sat, Oct 11, 2003 at 07:25:51PM +0200, Jan Hubicka wrote:
> > Still there is problem on whether we want to allow global symbol
> > overwriting in C++.  WHen allowed, we theoretically can get match on
> > GLOBAL_* that is definitly not wanted...
> 
> *shrug* I doubt this is really necessary.  Reasonable targets
> don't export these symbols at all.  Virtually all object file
> formats are capable (notable exceptions are a.out and ecoff),
> though not all use it.

Hmm, I see.  Why do we assign those funny mangled names to those
functions when they are static after all then?

Honza



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