Re: [3.2 PATCH] PR c/761: Document command line options

[Jan Hubicka <jh at suse dot cz>]

> On Wed, Oct 23, 2002 at 07:42:55AM -0600, Roger Sayle wrote:
> > 
> > > > The following patch therefore just cut-n-pastes the text of the original
> > > > patch into 3.2's invoke.texi.  I've retested it on i686-pc-linux-gnu
> > > > with "make dvi", where it fixes the last overfull hbox in invoke.texi.
> > > >
> > > > Ok for the gcc-3_2-branch?
> > >
> > > Yes.
> > 
> > Hi Mark, Andreas and Fergus,
> > 
> > I've now commited this patch with the exception of the documentation
> > for -feliminate-dwarf2-dups.  Andreas has explained this option is
> > currently broken, so documenting it on the 3.2 branch seems like a
> > step in the wrong direction.
> > 
> > Of course, adding this documentation, would have allowed GNATS
> > PR debug/8119 to be marked high priority, as its a broken option
> > that had never been documented in a previous release :>
> > 
> > But if someone could review Zdenek's change for mainline before we
> > forget, this'll avoid introducing users to a broken option for 3.3:
> > http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2002-10/msg00658.html
> 
> Does it matter when the gdb side is nowhere near ready (at least last
> time I checked)?
I believe there is active progress on this right now and it is not that
distant.

Honza
> 
> 	Jakub