Re: java/io/natFile.cc:106: internal compiler error: verify_ssafailed.

[Daniel Berlin <dberlin at dberlin dot org>]

On Sat, 11 Sep 2004, Zdenek Dvorak wrote:

> Hello,
>
> > > > While you are around there, can you rename it to tree-loop-ivopts?
> > > >
> > > > (I have no idea why zdenek keeps naming switches in ways that are
> > > > completely different than how we've been naming them :P).
> > >
> > > since I do not like the convention.
> >
> > This is not a good reason.
> >
> > If you want to convert *all* the switches, do so.
> > If not, the new switches should be consistent with the old ones.
> >
> > Understand that I could care less whether it's -fivopts or -fivcanon. I
> > care that it's not consistent with the existing options.
> >
> > Being consistent in our interface to the user is important.
> > Simply because you don't like the existing convention doesn't mean you
> > should just start using your own.
>
> should not this remark apply to the first person creating a
> -ftree-anything switch?

Unlike what you are doing, this was actually discussed on the mailing 
list.
If you look at the archives, you'll see there was a discussion about what 
to name the tree optimization options.
> the older convention that there is no such convention and everyone just
> names the switches the way he likes :-).
Sigh.

> Zdenek