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Re: [4.4] [C++] separate pedwarns and permissive errors.

On Sun, 2 Mar 2008, Manuel López-Ibáñez wrote:
> Perhaps this is better?
> 
>  * Some of the errors of the C++ front end that could be downgraded to
> warnings by using -fpermissive are now warnings by default. They can
> be converted into errors by using -pedantic-errors.

This even I can understand without problems. :-)  I guess that means its 
good!

>  * C++ front-end errors that can be downgraded to warnings to support
> legacy code mention -fpermissive when -fdiagnostics-show-option is
> enabled.

How about saying "to build legacy code"?  Support is a bit of an 
overloaded term (not mainly in GCC-land, but generally) whereas the
concept of buidling hopefully will be clear. 

But that's just a detail.  Good stuff as such.

Gerald
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