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From: Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com>
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Subject: Re: question about linker
Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2025 18:48:41 -0800
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Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> writes:

> Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> writes:
>
>> Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> writes:
>>
>>> If someone wanted to ensure that all static functions defined in a
>>> translation unit are declared near the top, there could be a separate
>>> tool to generate, or at least check, the declarations.  I'm not aware of
>>> any such tool, which suggests there probably isn't much demand for it.
>>
>> What it suggests to me is that there are tools being used that
>> you aren't aware of.
>
> What that suggests to me is that you feel the need to snipe without
> sharing any actual information.

I'm not sniping.  I'm just making a statement about what the stated
facts bring to mind, in my mind.  You made a similar kind of
statement.  Is there some reason you think you should be entitled
to do that and I should not be?