Re: [PATCH] Generic dead function optimisation

Olaf Titz (olaf@bigred.inka.de)
Tue, 25 Apr 2000 20:01:31 +0200

> funca and funcb can be called from outside the module. They are still
> declared static. If you trust static to mean ``cannot be called from outside''
> you'll quickly fall flat onto your face.

That's not what I wrote. "static" means _this symbol_ can not be
referenced from outside the compilation unit. In your example the
symbol is referenced only inside the module, by the structure
initializer.

Olaf

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