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Compiler-specific Features
to the real function. Where a function is defined as static, the function name is replaced
by the alias name and the function is declared external if the alias name is declared
external.
Note
This function attribute is a GNU compiler extension that is supported by the ARM
compiler.
Note
Variables names might also be aliased using the corresponding variable attribute
__attribute__((alias)).
Syntax
return-type newname([argument-list]) __attribute__((alias("oldname")));
Where:
oldname
newname
is the name of the function to be aliased
is the new name of the aliased function.
Example
#include
void foo(void)
{
printf("%s\n", __FUNCTION__);
}
void bar(void) __attribute__((alias("foo")));
void gazonk(void)
{
bar(); // calls foo
}
See also
• __attribute__((alias)) on page 4-40.
4.3.2 __attribute__((always_inline))
This function attribute indicates that a function must be inlined.
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