[LLVMdev] Deleting unused C++ code

[Reid Kleckner]

An easier way would be to use a coverage tool like gcov to see what's
actually *used* when the app is run normally.  Then you can ask the
question, what percentage of all lines of code are dead?

A static analysis will not be able to see through things like virtual
method calls.

Reid

On Sun, Jul 3, 2011 at 3:07 PM, Øyvind Harboe <oyvind.harboe at zylin.com> wrote:
> Can llvm generate warnings for unused C++ code using global
> analysis?
>
> If I could use llvm to figure out what code I can delete in a 20
> year old app with millions of lines of code, this alone would defend
> spending time on making the app build with llvm, even if we don't
> actually run the code generated...
>
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