Reducing the size of C++ executables - eliminating malloc

[Michael Eager]

Mark Mitchell wrote:
> Michael Eager wrote:
>> Why should the personality routine be included in all C++ programs?
> 
> Because all non-trivial, exceptions-enabled programs, may need to do
> stack unwinding.

It would seem that the place to require the personality
routine would be in the routine which causes the stack
unwinding, not in every C++ object file, whether needed
or not.

For embedded targets, there are many C++ programs which
are non-trivial and which do not require exception handling.

My thoughts:

1)  Exception support should be included only when used.

2)  The default for -exceptions should be target dependent.

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