Original message from "Diego Giagio" [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > > 1. there are debugging requirements. Static functions do not expose entry > > points. > > Even for user-level code?
If you are thinking there is a difference between kernel code & userland code, no. Compilers compile code based upon the files & switches provided. The only difference between static & non-static functions from a compiler's perspective is that non-static functions have the symbol representing their address made public in the resulting object file; static functions do have an analogous symbol, but it is not made public. Look at "nm" for more discussion: http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/man.cgi?query=nm&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=OpenBSD+Current&arch=i386&format=html End result: the keyword "static" simply plays games with what the linker receives as input. Jim
