Re: [PATCH]: Clean up driver processing for IMA

[Stuart Hastings <stuart at apple dot com>]

On Tue, Mar 23, 2004 at 09:32:36AM -0800, Caroline Tice wrote:
> 
> I am preparing an updated patch which will contain modified compiler 
> specs for all the various language
> lang-specs.h files, as well as documenting the changed driver options.  
> I am also willing to change the driver
> options to whatever this community thinks is the most appropriate way 
> for the driver/IMA to work, but I need some
> clarification on that.  As I see it, there are three viable 
> possibilities (leaving it exactly as it is is *not* okay, in my
> opinion, because:  it doesn't work as documented; it doesn't work at 
> all with -save-temps'; you are forced to invoke
> the driver at least twice to get an executable out).  The options I am 
> considering are:
> 
> 1).  Leave things as they are with the original patch I submitted, i.e. 
> IMA is only turned on if you
> pass a "-combine" flag to the driver.

I prefer the "-combine" version; IMHO new behavior should be under a
new flag.

stuart hastings
Apple Computer