where the compilation process stops in gcc

[Jim Wilson]

perugupa@csee.wvu.edu wrote:
>    i would like to know where the compilation process ends in gcc i mean
>    in which 'file'.from the documentation of gcc it should end some where
>    in toplev.c as it controls every pass.but i am not sure.

Yes, the compiler starts and ends in toplev.c, though some language 
front ends may add extra stuff around toplev.c. See toplev_main, 
do_compile, compile_file, etc.
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Jim Wilson, GNU Tools Support, http://www.SpecifixInc.com