On 30 October 2006 13:36, Mohamed Shafi wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> Can anybody tell me the purpose of the testcase
> testsuite\gcc.dg\special\gcsec-1.c in the gcc testsuite ?
> Is it something related with garbage clooection?
Yes, but not the gcc garbage collector but the linker's section-based gc.
> What exactly doec this testcase test ?
It appears to be testing that the linker supports the --gc-sections option,
and that the compiler generates the right output for it when compiling with
-ffunction-sections -fdata-sections.
cheers,
DaveK
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