demo% cat example.cc static int twice ( int i ) { return 2*i; } int main() {return twice( 3 ); } demo% CC -compat=4 -O example.cc demo% nm -C a.out | grep twice[37] | 68068| 8|FUNC |LOCL |0 |7 |twice(int) [__0FFtwicei] demo% CC -compat=4 -O -xinline=__0FFtwicei example.cc