-qstaticinline (C++ only)

Category

Language element control

Pragma equivalent

None.

Purpose

Controls whether inline functions are treated as having static or extern linkage.

When -qnostaticinline is in effect, the compiler treats inline functions as extern: only one function body is generated for a function marked with the inline function specifier, regardless of how many definitions of the same function appear in different source files. When -qstaticinline is in effect, the compiler treats inline functions as having static linkage: a separate function body is generated for each definition in a different source file of the same function marked with the inline function specifier.

Syntax

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        .-nostaticinline-.   
>>- -q--+-staticinline---+-------------------------------------><

Defaults

-qnostaticinline

Usage

When -qnostaticinline is in effect, any redundant functions definitions for which no bodies are generated are discarded by default.

Predefined macros

None.

Examples

Using the -qstaticinline option causes function f in the following declaration to be treated as static, even though it is not explicitly declared as such. A separate function body is created for each definition of the function. Note that this can lead to a substantial increase in code size. 
inline void f() {/*...*/};
Parent topic: Individual option descriptions


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