LTO-DUMP(1)

💅 LTO-DUMP — bestie's guide to dumping LTO object files 💅

okay so real quick, this is the manual page for lto-dump from the GNU fam, and no cap it is so much less scary than it sounds. pull up a chair 🫶

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✨ NAME ✨

lto-dump — it's a tool for dumping LTO object files, periodt. 🎀

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

like, here's the whole vibe in one block, copy it exactly bestie:

lto-dump [-list]
     [-demangle]
     [-defined-only]
     [-print-value]
     [-name-sort]
     [-size-sort]
     [-reverse-sort]
     [-no-sort]
     [-symbol=]
     [-objects]
     [-type-stats]
     [-tree-stats]
     [-gimple-stats]
     [-dump-level=]
     [-dump-body=]
     [-help] lto-dump

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🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

so lto-dump is this little tool you can use in conjunction with GCC to dump link time optimization object files. that's the whole thing. that's the assignment. 💖

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👑 OPTIONS 👑

one bullet per flag, we do not skip, we do not summarise, we are thorough girlies:

• -list — dumps a list of details of functions and variables. the whole cast, revealed. ✨
• -demangle — dumps the demangled output. because raw mangled names are giving cryptic text from a cursed group chat, and we deserve readable. 💅
• -defined-only — dumps only the defined symbols. if it's not defined, it's not invited. 🙈
• -print-value — dumps the initial values of the variables. receipts, basically. 🧾
• -name-sort — sorts the symbols alphabetically. a-z, organised, main character energy. 🔤
• -size-sort — sorts the symbols according to size. big ones, small ones, all of them ranked. 📏
• -reverse-sort — dumps the symbols in reverse order. plot twist. 😭
• -no-sort — dumps the symbols in order of occurrence. chaos mode, but make it chronological. 💀
• -symbol= — dumps the details of a specific symbol. just the one. your fave. ⭐
• -objects — dumps the details of LTO objects. the objects themselves get their moment. 🔥
• -type-stats — dumps the statistics of tree types. numbers, but make them tree-y. 🌳
• -tree-stats — dumps the statistics of trees. yes, a different tree thing. both are real. 🌲
• -gimple-stats — dumps the statistics of gimple statements. gimple stans rise. 🫶
• -dump-level= — for deciding the optimization level of body. you're picking the level, bestie. 🎚️
• -dump-body= — dumps the specific gimple body. one body, one dump. 💜
• -help — displays the dump tool help. when in doubt, ask the tool itself. 👑

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🎀 COPYRIGHT 🎀

legally required cuteness, but like, the actual words matter so here they are:

Copyright (c) 2017-2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with the Invariant Sections being "GNU General Public License" and "Funding Free Software", the Front-Cover texts being (a) (see below), and with the Back-Cover Texts being (b) (see below). A copy of the license is included in the gfdl(7) man page.

(a) The FSF's Front-Cover Text is:

A GNU Manual

(b) The FSF's Back-Cover Text is:

You have freedom to copy and modify this GNU Manual, like GNU
software.  Copies published by the Free Software Foundation raise
funds for GNU development.

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and that's the whole page, bestie!! 🦋 this one came from gcc-12.4.0, dated 2024-06-20 — go forth and dump responsibly, ily, bye 💖✨🌈