Re: Announce: gcc bogus warning repository

From: Al Viro
Date: Sun Oct 01 2006 - 15:01:00 EST


On Sun, Oct 01, 2006 at 11:58:33AM -0700, Daniel Walker wrote:
> On Sun, 2006-10-01 at 14:45 -0400, Jeff Garzik wrote:
>
> > That doesn't address my question at all.
>
> Did you have a question?
>
> > If there is no difference between real non-init bugs and bogus warnings,
> > then a config option doesn't make any difference at all, does it? Real
> > bugs are still hidden either way: if the warnings are turned on, the
> > bugs are lost in the noise. if the warnings are turned off, the bugs
> > are completely hidden.
>
> If you turn the warnings on, at least you have a chance to see a warning
> even if it's mixed with others.

And that's better than the current situation in which respects, exactly?
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