#pragma interface and implementation
7.4 #pragma interface and implementation
#pragma interface
and #pragma implementation
provide the user with a way of explicitly directing the compiler to emit entities with vague linkage (and debugging information) in a particular translation unit.
Note: As of GCC 2.7.2, these #pragma
s are not useful in most cases, because of COMDAT support and the “key method” heuristic mentioned in Vague Linkage. Using them can actually cause your program to grow due to unnecessary out-of-line copies of inline functions. Currently (3.4) the only benefit of these #pragma
s is reduced duplication of debugging information, and that should be addressed soon on DWARF 2 targets with the use of COMDAT groups.
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