Re: -ffast-math and gfortran

[Brooks Moses <bmoses at stanford dot edu>]

Steve Kargl wrote:
> OTOH, a language frontend can overrule any common option.
> I'll suggest that -ffast-math emit a long-winded explanation
> of the potential problems with -ffast-math, point to the
> -frisky-math option, and exit.  Of course, people will start
> to -frisky-math without bothering to investigate why it is
> risky.

If this ever gets anywhere, I'd personally suggest finding a different 
word for "risky" in the option name, just because it took me until now 
to realize that you didn't mean "frisky" (which would almost be 
appropriate here, in the sense of making the program act like an 
energetic puppy that goes quickly but not necessarily where you want it 
to!).

- Brooks