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diff --git a/docs/LangRef.html b/docs/LangRef.html index 06cb68d..a4bab0e 100644 --- a/docs/LangRef.html +++ b/docs/LangRef.html @@ -541,7 +541,15 @@ or the idea of "anonymous namespaces" in C++.<p> <dd>"<tt>linkonce</tt>" linkage is similar to <tt>internal</tt> linkage, with the twist that linking together two modules defining the same <tt>linkonce</tt> globals will cause one of the globals to be discarded. This is typically used -to implement inline functions.<p> +to implement inline functions. Unreferenced <tt>linkonce</tt> globals are +allowed to be discarded.<p> + +<a name="linkage_weak"> +<dt><tt><b>weak</b></tt>: + +<dd>"<tt>weak</tt>" linkage is exactly the same as <tt>linkonce</tt> linkage, +except that unreferenced <tt>weak</tt> globals may not be discarded. This is +used to implement constructs in C such as "<tt>int X;</tt>" at global scope.<p> <a name="linkage_appending"> <dt><tt><b>appending</b></tt>: @@ -1905,7 +1913,7 @@ arbitrarily complex and require memory allocation, for example.<p> <address><a href="mailto:sabre@nondot.org">Chris Lattner</a></address> <!-- Created: Tue Jan 23 15:19:28 CST 2001 --> <!-- hhmts start --> -Last modified: Mon Sep 8 13:27:14 CDT 2003 +Last modified: Thu Oct 9 23:58:41 CDT 2003 <!-- hhmts end --> </font> </body></html> |