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diff --git a/gcc/doc/extend.texi b/gcc/doc/extend.texi index 95d25caa235..f0a8b4d3f4c 100644 --- a/gcc/doc/extend.texi +++ b/gcc/doc/extend.texi @@ -1718,8 +1718,8 @@ refer to the single copy in the library. Note that the two definitions of the functions need not be precisely the same, although if they do not have the same effect your program may behave oddly. -If the function is neither @code{extern} nor @code{static}, then the -function is compiled as a standalone function, as well as being +In C, if the function is neither @code{extern} nor @code{static}, then +the function is compiled as a standalone function, as well as being inlined where possible. This is how GCC traditionally handled functions declared @@ -1731,6 +1731,10 @@ preprocessor macros @code{__GNUC_GNU_INLINE__} or @code{__GNUC_STDC_INLINE__} are defined. @xref{Inline,,An Inline Function is As Fast As a Macro}. +In C++, this attribute does not depend on @code{extern} in any way, +but it still requires the @code{inline} keyword to enable its special +behavior. + @cindex @code{flatten} function attribute @item flatten Generally, inlining into a function is limited. For a function marked with |