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diff --git a/docs/FAQ.html b/docs/FAQ.html index 5823041..ea2f802 100644 --- a/docs/FAQ.html +++ b/docs/FAQ.html @@ -89,8 +89,6 @@ <li><a href="#cfe_code">Questions about code generated by the GCC front-end</a> <ol> - <li><a href="#__main">What is this <tt>__main()</tt> call that gets inserted into - <tt>main()</tt>?</a></li> <li><a href="#iosinit">What is this <tt>llvm.global_ctors</tt> and <tt>_GLOBAL__I__tmp_webcompile...</tt> stuff that happens when I #include <iostream>?</a></li> @@ -591,29 +589,6 @@ them.</p> <a name="cfe_code">Questions about code generated by the GCC front-end</a> </div> -<div class="question"><p> -<a name="__main"></a> -What is this <tt>__main()</tt> call that gets inserted into <tt>main()</tt>? -</p></div> - -<div class="answer"> -<p> -The <tt>__main</tt> call is inserted by the C/C++ compiler in order to guarantee -that static constructors and destructors are called when the program starts up -and shuts down. In C, you can create static constructors and destructors by -using GCC extensions, and in C++ you can do so by creating a global variable -whose class has a ctor or dtor. -</p> - -<p> -The actual implementation of <tt>__main</tt> lives in the -<tt>llvm/runtime/GCCLibraries/crtend/</tt> directory in the source-base, and is -linked in automatically when you link the program. -</p> -</div> - -<!--=========================================================================--> - <div class="question"> <a name="iosinit"></a> <p> What is this <tt>llvm.global_ctors</tt> and |