Re: [DUG]: unoptimal link

[Nello Sestini]

Sergei

 

> > Is there a way to prevent the D5 link from eliminating
> > unreferenced methods/properties?
>
> I'm not sure if I got your question right, but putting a blank comment
> within a method prevents it from being removed at compilation time.
>
> procedure TForm1.FormClick(Sender: TObject);
> begin
> //
> end;

 

I didn't really make the question clear.

 

Here is the situation i'm talking about:

 

 

class Foo;

//...

  private
    function getSomething: string;
  public
    property Something:string read getSomething;

end;

 

//...

 

implementation

 

procedure myClass.getSomething:string;

begin

  result:=doSomeStuff(p1,2);

end;

 

 

if I write a program that uses the above "class" but

never reference the "Something" property anywhere, the

linker will remove getsomething() from the EXE and

while debugging it will not be possible to evaluate

 

aFoo.Something

 

in (say) a watch because the debugger will report that the property

was removed at link time.

 

Sometimes it might be useful during debugging to be able

to examine properties even if they are unused elsewhere.

 

-ns