Just a question. Can smart linking detect and remove unused virtual methods?

I did a few tests and it seems it does not remove them. If I understand it correctly, then this could be because virtual methods are nver directly linked (they go via the VMT) so the linker would not know?

Best Regards
Martin

Martin Friebe wrote

Just a question. Can smart linking detect and remove unused virtual methods?

http://lists.freepascal.org/lists/fpc-pascal/2009-April/020638.html

Jonas

Thanks for the quick reply. I am trying to find that (windows) switch for the linker
(http://www.freepascal.org/docs-html/user/usersu15.html#x38-450005.1.4) but I have no luck in identifying it...

Thanks
Martin

martin wrote

for the linker (http://www.freepascal.org/docs-html/user/usersu15.html#x38-450005.1.4) but I have no luck in identifying it...

The mail also says that it hasn't been done yet!

Micha

It's a conditional define you have to use while compiling the compiler: http://lists.freepascal.org/lists/fpc-pascal/2009-April/020641.html

Jonas