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by throwaway542134 2514 days ago
It's called dead code elimination/optimization and compilers can do it without LTO, with LTO you can can get more savings but ymmv.
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saagarjha 2514 days ago
The original comment pointed out "entry points", so I assumed that they were talking about libraries rather than standard dead code elimination (which has been a thing for quite some time).
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