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Re: Can You Put Comments Into GCC Compiler Options Files?


On Tue, 22 Feb 2011 18:09:40 -0800
Ian Lance Taylor <iant@google.com> wrote:
> 
> No comments are permitted in the contents of options files read using
> the @file syntax.  The contents of the file are simply interpreted as
> command line arguments separated by whitespace.  Double quotes, single
> quotes, and backslashes may be used in the usual way to add whitespace
> to arguments.

Maybe we should change that. Do people find such a change useful for 4.7?

If yes, with what comment lexical syntax? A leading # on a line?

Regards.

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