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authorMarkus Trippelsdorf <markus@trippelsdorf.de>2016-04-28 16:25:00 +0000
committerMarkus Trippelsdorf <trippels@gcc.gnu.org>2016-04-28 16:25:00 +0000
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doc/extend.texi: Discourage use of the optimize attribute
* doc/extend.texi (Common Function Attributes) [optimize]: Discourage use of the optimize attribute. From-SVN: r235580
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+2016-04-28 Markus Trippelsdorf <markus@trippelsdorf.de>
+
+ * doc/extend.texi (Common Function Attributes) [optimize]:
+ Discourage use of the optimize attribute.
+
2016-04-28 Bill Seurer <seurer@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
* config/rs6000/rs6000-builtin.def (vec_adde): Change vec_adde to a
diff --git a/gcc/doc/extend.texi b/gcc/doc/extend.texi
index a5a8b23..3c8b8d7 100644
--- a/gcc/doc/extend.texi
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@@ -3026,10 +3026,8 @@ that affect more than one function.
@xref{Function Specific Option Pragmas}, for details about the
@samp{#pragma GCC optimize} pragma.
-This can be used for instance to have frequently-executed functions
-compiled with more aggressive optimization options that produce faster
-and larger code, while other functions can be compiled with less
-aggressive options.
+This attribute should be used for debugging purposes only. It is not
+suitable in production code.
@item pure
@cindex @code{pure} function attribute