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Date:	Wed, 20 Jun 2001 19:44:51 +0100
From:	Richard Dawe <rich AT phekda DOT freeserve DOT co DOT uk>
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To:	djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com
Subject:	Re: Mysterious id in dbgcom.c
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Reply-To:	djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com

Hello.

DJ Delorie wrote:
> 
> > dbgcom.c:36: warning: `id' defined but not used
> >
> > What good is it? Some version control or something?
> 
> Yes.  See src/ident.c and src/makefile.lib
> 
> You need the 'id' in that file to force the ident string (in id_dbg.o)
> to get pulled in to every executable using that library.

Perhaps you could put '__attribute__((unused))' on id's definition, to
stop gcc from generating the warning? Would that make gcc optimise it out?

Bye, Rich =]

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Richard Dawe
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