http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=45829
Manuel López-Ibáñez <manu at gcc dot gnu.org> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |manu at gcc dot gnu.org --- Comment #6 from Manuel López-Ibáñez <manu at gcc dot gnu.org> 2010-09-29 15:33:35 UTC --- (In reply to comment #5) > There is little to explain here, in general terms. The details may vary > depending on the actual optimizations, etc., and only the *linker* can > eventually notice that the symbol is missing. What is the point of allowing to initialize it then?