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Re: Function long calls in ARM
>>>>> Rafael =?iso-8859-1?Q?Rodr=EDguez?= Velilla writes:
>> > Does anybody knows if there's any attribute or compiler option to
>> > force calls to C fuinctions to be in a range of more than 24 bits...
>>
>> There was some recent discussion related to this. Look in the archives
>> around 08/17/2001. Look in the gcc manual for info on "-mlong-calls".
> I have read the messages and the conclusion is (please, correct me if
> I'm mistaken) I can't make long calls automatically with gcc 2.95.3 but
> it is possible that with gcc 3.0.1 I can.
It may just be that gcc 2.95.3 has some issues with the long_call
attribute used on functions called from within the same compilation
unit. I can't remember if Andy tried moving the function into a
separate compilation unit. YMMV.
--Mark