> Hmmm, looking at the code, that could be true. > > I don't know if there is a way to distinguish these two cases. I assume > you've tried passing both decls to debug_tree to see if it shows any > difference. Yes I did that. There doesn't seem to be any difference. Here's the output: extern int extint; int globalint; <var_decl 0xb77137e0 extint type <integer_type 0xb76a82a0 int sizes-gimplified public SI size <integer_cst 0xb7695258 constant 32> unit size <integer_cst 0xb7695090 constant 4> align 32 symtab 0 alias set -1 canonical type 0xb76a82a0 precision 32 min <integer_cst 0xb7695210 -2147483648> max <integer_cst 0xb7695228 2147483647> pointer_to_this <pointer_type 0xb76a8c00>> public external common SI file temp.c line 6 col 12 size <integer_cst 0xb7695258 32> unit size <integer_cst 0xb7695090 4> align 32 chain <var_decl 0xb7713780 globalint>> <var_decl 0xb7713780 globalint type <integer_type 0xb76a82a0 int sizes-gimplified public SI size <integer_cst 0xb7695258 constant 32> unit size <integer_cst 0xb7695090 constant 4> align 32 symtab 0 alias set -1 canonical type 0xb76a82a0 precision 32 min <integer_cst 0xb7695210 -2147483648> max <integer_cst 0xb7695228 2147483647> pointer_to_this <pointer_type 0xb76a8c00>> public external common SI file temp.c line 7 col 5 size <integer_cst 0xb7695258 32> unit size <integer_cst 0xb7695090 4> align 32 chain <function_decl 0xb7711e00 main>> Thanks for your time. Zahed