"Joe Lovelace" <pintose@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: | In GCC 2.96, is it correct that if no optimization is used, the | compiler performs no inlining, and the user must explicity specify if | they want a function to be inline? GCC 2.96 is rather old, and experimental (not an official release version). But, yes, if you don't turn optimization on, why would you expect the compiler to optimize? -- Gaby