Re: Linux 2.6.0-test6

From: Jamie Lokier (jamie_at_shareable.org)
Date: 09/28/03

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    Date:	Sun, 28 Sep 2003 20:44:05 +0100
To: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>

    Linus Torvalds wrote:
    > On Sun, 28 Sep 2003, Sam Ravnborg wrote:
    > > Would it help to require all major[1] header files to include all the
    > > header files needed for them to compile?
    >
    > It causes tons of extra work for the compiler if the compiler doesn't
    > optimize away redundant header files (same header file being included from
    > a lot of different sources).
    >
    > I did the pruning in sparse, and I think at least gcc-3 does it too, but
    > I'm not sure.

    GCC does optimise away multiple header file inclusion, and has done
    for a very long time, oh a decade or so :)

    GCC will not reparse a header file if these conditions are met:

            1. The file has already been parsed at least once.

            2. Apart from comments, the entire file is surrounded by
               "#ifndef symbol ... #endif" or "#if !defined (symbol) ... #endif".

            3. "symbol" is defined.

            4. The file names are the same after removal of "." and ".." components
               and other path simplifications.

    > If so, then sure, we could just require that the header files compile
    > cleanly, and for extra points verify that the end result is an empty
    > object file (ie no bad declarations anywhere..).

    You can also use the "-H" option and check for a "Multiple include
    guards may be useful for:" message, to check those #ifndefs.

    -- Jamie
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