Re: RFC: Named warnings

[Phil Edwards <phil at jaj dot com>]

On Thu, Jan 23, 2003 at 05:27:00PM -0800, Zack Weinberg wrote:
> Stan Shebs <shebs@apple.com> writes:
> 
> > This RFC proposes a uniform system for handling GCC's warnings, based
> > on the use of names to distinguish every type of warning.  A uniform
> > system would make every one of GCC's warnings individually
> > controllable, and enable the use of pragmas and/or attributes to
> > control warnings within a translation unit.  
> 
> I support this initiative.

Ditto.

> Oh, we should get Phil's -Wextra patch in first (or did it finally get
> approved?)

Never did.  I'll post an updated version shortly.


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