Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2000 09:31:37 +0200 (WET)
From: Andris Pavenis <pavenis AT lanet DOT lv>
To: Rob Kramer <robk AT cyberway DOT com DOT sg>
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Subject: Re: ANNOUNCE: Binutils 2.9.5 beta 1 released
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On Mon, 6 Mar 2000, Rob Kramer wrote:

> <color><param>0100,0100,0100</param>Hi,
> 
> 
> <FontFamily><param>Times New Roman</param>> * Weak symbols are now supported, along with the '.gnu.linkonce' feature
> 
> >   for C++ templates. DJGPP ports of gcc 2.95.2 and later can generate
> 
> >   weak symbols with the -mbnu210 command line switch.
> 
> 
> Now that would be brilliant! Unfortunately, there is no '-mbnu210' switch in my gcc 
> 2.95.2, and I can't find any reference to it on the web. I checked my objects, but there's no 
> .linkonce section and no weak symbols.
> 
> 
> I think multiple template instances are a big source of code bloat in my case, so I'd love to 
> see .linkonce and weak symbols working OK. 
> 
> 
> What's the deal with this mysterious -mbnu210 switch?
> 

Download last update of DJGPP port of gcc-2.95.2. Earlier ones didn't have
this option

Andris