-fzero-initialized-in-bss again

Eric Botcazou ebotcazou@libertysurf.fr
Sat May 1 08:03:00 GMT 2004


> Is the problem that -fzero-initialized-in-bss is causing a zero
> initialized variable to become a common variable?

Yes, precisely.

> A BSS variable should not be a common variable.  That would be wrong.

That's what the Ada compiler does: all variables that would be put in .bss 
end up in .common if -fcommon is enabled.

I guess we have to clarify a bit the relationship between Ada and .common 
then.

-- 
Eric Botcazou



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