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Re: Should -base be built with -fobjc-gc
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David Chisnall |
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Re: Should -base be built with -fobjc-gc |
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Fri, 31 May 2013 19:30:07 +0100 |
On 31 May 2013, at 17:48, Frank Rehwinkel <address@hidden> wrote:
> Well, I want to use ARC for my code but I understand that doesn't require the
> libraries be built with ARC. So no -fobj-arc for gnustep libraries.
Correct.
> I though if arc was not used, then gc was needed
Why would you think that? Objective-C survived quite happily for 20 years with
neither GC nor ARC.
> , so that would mean compiling with -fobjc-gc, but you say it has been
> deprecated on OS X for some time.
EFQ
> Does this mean I should be building gnustep without -fobjc-gc too?
Yes.
> Then I'm back to my first problem. What to do about the _weak macro being
> redefined?
The weak macro should not be defined by the compiler when building with neither
GC nor ARC.
> Is it a warning I can safely ignore?
Yes.
David