> +@item -fno-weak-comdat-functions > +@opindex fno-weak-comdat-functions > +Do not use weak symbol support for comdat non-virtual functions, even if it > +is provided by the linker. By default, G++ uses weak symbols if they are > +available. This option is useful when comdat functions generated in certain > +compilation units need to be kept local to the respective units and not > exposed > +globally. This does not apply to virtual comdat functions as their pointers > +may be taken via virtual tables. This can cause unintended behavior if > +the addresses of comdat functions are used. > > It's not really the "weak" that is causing the problem -- it's the > "comdat". What the option really is doing is making the functions > static rather than comdat. (It's all gated under flag_weak because > weak symbols are the fall-back to link-once and comdat symbols.) I'd > suggest phrasing this more in terms of static vs. comdat.
Oh, also, I'd suggest clarifying what you mean by "if the addresses of comdat functions are used". I think what you really mean here is "if pointers to the [now non-comdat] functions are compared for equality." -cary
