[LLVMdev] eliminating dead functions

[John Criswell]

shreyas krishnan wrote:
> Hi
>     I am wondering if there is way to eliminate functions that are not
> used after two files have been linked. Can the optimizer do it ? Or is
> there a way you can have it done while linking it self ?
>   

I think there's an LLVM optimization to do this; however, it should only 
delete functions with internal linkage.  Functions with external linkage 
could be referenced and used by code that is linked in later.

The -internalize pass will change external functions to have internal 
linkage, enabling this optimization.

-- John T.

> thanks for answers
> shrey
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