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Re: Option ordering


Sergei Organov <osv@javad.com> writes:

> I like the idea. I'd also suggest that group options won't do anything
> else but affecting [default values of] simple options. It means that one
> will be able to substitute a set of simple options for a "group option"
> without change in behavior (for example, this is not currently the case
> for -O,-O1,-O2 options).

That is a separate idea, and should be considered separately.

I don't personally think it would be all that useful.  We would simply
wind up with more options like -fexpensive-optimizations: basically
random and changing behaviour from release to release.

Ian


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