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How to disable GCC optimization

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GCC is stripping the object file when nothing from the file is being used anywhere in the executable (even -o0 does nor help). We have to disable this feature of linker g++. could any one please help us to resolve this issue??

posted Sep 11, 2013 by Anderson

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Use "-O0" with gcc command to disable optimization. But Optimization can be also disabled selectively.
Here using "-O1" enable all optimizations. And some of those optimizations can be disabled using a -f switch.

To view the -f flags enabled by -O1 use this handy tip:gcc -fverbose-asm -H -x c <(echo '') -O1 -S -o O1.s

answer Sep 11, 2013 by Satyabrata Mahapatra
Please go through this following Link:
http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Optimize-Options.html
commented Sep 11, 2013 by Satyabrata Mahapatra
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