Re: [PATCH] string fixes for gcc 3.4

[Jakub Jelinek]

On Wed, Jan 14, 2004 at 10:15:43AM +0100, Andi Kleen wrote:
> 
> gcc 3.4 optimizes sprintf(foo,"%s",string) into strcpy. Unfortunately
> that isn't seen by the inliner and linux/i386 has no out-of-line strcpy
> so you end up with a linker error.

The other alternative is -ffreestanding.  Kernel in its current shape
certainly is not a hosted environment.
But I agree GCC does a better job with string/memory functions
than kernel with its inlines.

	Jakub
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