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From: Eric Botcazou <ebotcazou@libertysurf.fr>
To: Ian Lance Taylor <ian@wasabisystems.com>
Subject: Re: -fzero-initialized-in-bss again
Date: Sat, 01 May 2004 08:03:00 -0000
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> Is the problem that -fzero-initialized-in-bss is causing a zero
> initialized variable to become a common variable?

Yes, precisely.

> A BSS variable should not be a common variable.  That would be wrong.

That's what the Ada compiler does: all variables that would be put in .bss 
end up in .common if -fcommon is enabled.

I guess we have to clarify a bit the relationship between Ada and .common 
then.

-- 
Eric Botcazou