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| From | Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.c |
| Subject | Re: gcc and 'include' |
| Date | 2026-03-27 16:47 +0300 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <20260327164757.00001882@yahoo.com> (permalink) |
| References | <10q4ceb$38i2d$1@dont-email.me> <20260327041042.00006946@yahoo.com> <86wlyy2fe7.fsf@linuxsc.com> |
On Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:08:16 -0700
Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> wrote:
> Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> writes:
>
> > On Thu, 26 Mar 2026 22:36:59 +0000
> > Bart <bc@freeuk.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Take this program:
> >>
> >> #include <stdlib.h>
> >>
> >> inline int F(){return rand();}
> >>
> >> int main(void) {
> >> return F();
> >> }
> >>
> >> This compiles fine with gcc using -O1 -O2 -O3.
> >>
> >> But compile without optimising, and it fails to link as it can't
> >> find a function 'F'.
> >>
> >> Is it supposed to behave like that? I assume no discrete function
> >> F is being generated because of the 'inline' attribute, but you'd
> >> think it would ignore that if inlining wasn't enabled.
> >>
> >> [...]
> >
> > Sounds like a bug introduced during transition to c99/gnu99
> > front end.
> > With gcc4.x, which defaults to gnu89 it still works.
> > Also works with the latest gcc -std=gnu89
> > But there is no hope that gcc maintaines will ever admit that it is
> > a bug.
>
> It isn't a bug. The C standard allows this behavior.
So, by C standard, there is no situation in which 'inline' with no
addition qualifuers like 'static' or 'extern' can be used with
predictabe outcome?
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