gcc's unused warnings which don't get emitted if the function is referenced even in an unevaluated context
(e.g. in templates, sizeof, etc.). Also, saying that a function is 'unused' because it won't get codegen'ed
is somewhat misleading.
- Don't emit 'unused' warnings for functions that are referenced in any part of the user's code.
- A warning that an internal function/variable won't get emitted is useful though, so introduce
-Wunneeded-internal-declaration which will warn if a function/variable with internal linkage is not
"needed" ('used' from the codegen perspective), e.g:
static void foo() { }
template <int>
void bar() {
foo();
}
test.cpp:1:13: warning: function 'foo' is not needed and will not be emitted
static void foo() { }
^
Addresses rdar://8733476.
llvm-svn: 129794
Unused warnings for functions:
-static functions
-functions in anonymous namespace
-class methods in anonymous namespace
-class method specializations in anonymous namespace
-function specializations in anonymous namespace
Unused warnings for variables:
-static variables
-variables in anonymous namespace
-static data members in anonymous namespace
-static data members specializations in anonymous namespace
Reveals lots of opportunities for dead code removal in llvm codebase that will
interest my esteemed colleagues.
llvm-svn: 111086
-static function declarations
-functions in anonymous namespace
-class methods in anonymous namespace
-class method specializations in anonymous namespace
-function specializations in anonymous namespace
llvm-svn: 111026
Nico Weber