Nathan Sidwell writes: > Andrew Haley wrote: > > Nathan Sidwell writes: > > > Andrew Haley wrote: > > > > > > > Might it still be possible for a front end to force all pending code > > > > to be generated, even with -fno-unit-at-a-time gone? > > > > > > I think this is a bad idea. You're essentially asking for the backend > > > to retain all the functionality of -fno-unit-at-a-time. > > > > OK. So, what else? > As steven asked, I'd like to understand why this is not a problem > for the C++ community. There are several alternatives > > 1) The C++ programs are smaller than the java programs
That's my guess. Usually, C++ users compile one source file at a time, whereas Java users find it convenient to compile a whole archive. This is merely a convenience, for sure. But it's quite a big convenience. Andrew.
