On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 9:51 AM, Tim Prince <n8tm@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > On 2/20/2014 6:42 PM, MR ZenWiz wrote: >> >> In using gprof on a large C++ app, there are a number of functions in >> the output that do not have any class name or parameters associated >> with them. >> >> In a thorough search of the app source, I cannot find any functions >> defined with a particular name that shows up like this in the gprof >> output. >> >> How can I track down where these functions live? >> >> In the call trace section, they show up as "spontaneous," so I can't >> even tell from where they are called. >> >> Any guidance would be most appreciated. >> >> Thanks. >> >> MR > > A function called from a source file not built with -pg or via a function > pointer (so that the actual function isn't known at compile time) would > likely produce a <spontaneous>. It's also helpful to use -static linking. > The external libraries involved here are all statically linked. That does help, though. I've created a test version that uses a different library and we'll see what happens. Hopefully it will confirm my diagnosis and we can move forward. Thanks. MR
