Date: Sat, 03 Aug 2002 18:33:24 -0700 From: Darren Pilgrim <dmp@pantherdragon.org> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> Cc: Dmitry Morozovsky <marck@rinet.ru>, hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: -fomit-frame-pointer for the world build Message-ID: <3D4C8464.A2F4775A@pantherdragon.org> References: <20020802212841.R58905-100000@woozle.rinet.ru> <3D4AC526.4CD399B3@mindspring.com>
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Terry Lambert wrote: > Dmitry Morozovsky wrote: > > What are the drawbacks of building FreeBSD with -fomit-frame-pointer? > > The frame pointer is used for debugging, specifically for the > stack traceback function to know arguments. Removing it means > losing some debugging functionality. Next time try "info gcc": If you don't have any need for debugging your software, is there any use for frame pointers? Is this something that can safely be used for both CFLAGS and COPTFLAGS? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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