From: nikki AT gameboutique DOT co (nikki)
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Subject: Re: fwd: Re: A program to find all unused symbols in a C program
Date: 28 Feb 1997 23:25:24 GMT
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>>linkage is internal to that file.  You can't reference it in another 
>>file.
>>
>>In other words, it's _not_ global across files if you do this.
> 
> Isn't that what's wanted?  When you try to link, you'll get an error
> saying that the link whatever can't be found - now you KNOW that that
> variable was accessed (else it wouldn't generate an error).

indeed that was my point. before actually 'finishing' with any program one of
the last things i do is remove all debug code and excess crap that tends to
accumlate while programming. the best way to deal with excess variables i find
is make all the global ones static and compile - if a variables wasn't
accessed at all it will tell you about it :) yes obviously the code won't
work, but then you remove the static part again after you've removed the
dead wood ;) it just struck me as easier i suppose that's all. probably
depends how you structure the programs and such though. if you have 546646
globals it wouldn't be a fun job i suspect ;)

regards,
nik


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Graham Tootell           
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