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From: meulenbr@cstw01.UUCP (Frans Meulenbroeks)
Newsgroups: gnu.gcc.bug
Subject: A smart linker proposal and fpp question
Message-ID: <323@cstw01.UUCP>
Date: 2 Jan 89 09:23:19 GMT
Reply-To: meulenbr@cst.UUCP ()
Organization: Centre for Software Technology, Philips Eindhoven
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Happy New Year!

I don't know if this is the proper place to drop this, but I'm being
told that gnu.gcc is not a good place either and perhaps someone can do
something with this.

I've been impressed by the inline function capability of gcc.
However, since I have quite a lot small library functions the gain from
this is nil. I was wondering if it was possible to create a smart linker
which could do some global optimisation (like making small functions
inline, and perhaps other optimisations). 

I don't know if things like an optimising linker exist. 
anyway, I'd like to drop the following questions:
Is such a linker feasible, or am I dreaming?
Is there interest in such a tool and would it be worth the effort?
To what kind can one make use of the gcc optimisation code?

One small unrelated question:
Does someone have a free fpp library for the 68881, or do I have to
craft my own?

Thanks,
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Frans Meulenbroeks        (meulenbr@cst.prl.philips.nl)
	Centre for Software Technology
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