Problems with running C++-programs under glibc-2.1.[1-2] and gcc-2.95

[R. Kelley Cook]

On 23 Jul 1999 10:10:16 +0200, Jeffrey A Law wrote:

>This is precisely what happens when one compiles with -malign-double
>and precisely why I recommend against anyone using -malign-double.
>
>Note that gcc-2.95 will attempt to keep the stack aligned to a 128bit
>boundary, then allocate stack items on natural alignment boundaries which
>makes -malign-double almost useless.

So why shouldn't we start having gcc ignore the -malign-double flag and
depreciate its use in the documentation for 2.95.1?