HP C/aC++ for PA-RISC Software manual Glossary, Aggressive

Glossary

A
aggressive	Optimization that changes the behavior of structured code. This is a superset of basic optimizations.
optimization
anachronistic	Elements of the C++ language that are not supported in future releases.
constructs
archive library	A collection of object files grouped using the ar command. At link time, only object files with
	symbols are extracted from the library.
argument	A file containing the declaration of a class, struct, union, or enum types for templates.
declaration file
automatic	An instantiation mechanism that uses an automatic instantiation algorithm to determine in which
instantiation	object file instantiations are placed. Instantiation is attempted for any use of a template. Use the
	+inst_auto command line option to request automatic instantiation.
B
base class	A class from which another class, the derived class, inherits public and protected members. A
	derived class inherits the nonprivate member data and nonprivate member functions from its base
	class. Sometimes also called a parent class or superclass.
basename	The part of a pathname after the last /.
basic block	A sequence of instructions with a single entry point, single exit point, and no internal branches.
basic optimizations	Any optimizations that does not generally change the behavior of structured code. Basic
	optimization is performed by default when you specify a level of optimization. Basic optimizations
	are a subset of aggressive optimizations and a superset of conservative optimizations.
C
class	A user-defined type. A class can have member data and member functions and these can be
	public, protected, or private members.
class template	A template that defines an unbounded set of related classes.
closing	The process of satisfying all template instantiations for a set of link units.
closing a library	Satisfying all template instantiations needed by a library when building the library, not when
	linking the library with an application.
compile-time	In HP aC++, this is the default instantiation mechanism. Instantiation is attempted for every template
instantiation	used in a translation unit in that translation unit.
conservative	Any optimization that does not change the behavior of code, in most cases, even if the code is
optimizations	unstructured or does not conform to standards. This is a subset of basic optimizations.
constructor	An initialization function for the objects of a class. Constructors have the same name as their
	class.
D
derived class	A class that inherits the public and protected member data and the public and protected member
	functions from its base class. It is also called a child class or subclass.
destructor	A function that cleans up or deinitializes each object of a class immediately before the object is
	destroyed. Destructors are executed when the program leaves the scope in which objects are
	defined and when any object is destroyed by delete. Destructors have the same name as their
	class, prefixed by a tilde, ~.
directed	Template instantiation that is specified by the developer through an explicit instantiation or a
instantiation	compiler command-line option.

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