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Re: Is --enable-checking supposed to be used?
- To: dstarner98 at aasaa dot ofe dot org
- Subject: Re: Is --enable-checking supposed to be used?
- From: Zack Weinberg <zack at wolery dot cumb dot org>
- Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2000 10:47:33 -0800
- Cc: gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org
- References: <20000209123923.A6205@x8b4e53cd.dhcp.okstate.edu>
On Wed, Feb 09, 2000 at 12:39:23PM -0600, David Starner wrote:
> Is --enable-checking a useful option? I was under the
> belief that it was useful to check the compiler, but it
> doesn't appear to be used, as the compiler hasn't bootstrapped
> with it in over a week, and that doesn't seem to be a
> problem for anyone. Is --enable-checking a deprecated option?
The option is not deprecated. If the compiler doesn't bootstrap with
--enable-checking, that's a bug, which needs to get fixed. But at the
moment, it seems everyone is concerned with other problems.
I suggest you try to fix the bug yourself. Tracking down internal
errors, exposed by -e-c or otherwise, is an excellent way to learn
your way around the compiler. You'll definitely get more attention
if you show up with a patch.
zw