[Bug c++/122531] Warning option to turn off aka inheritance output

[jg at jguk dot org]

https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=122531

--- Comment #7 from Jonny Grant <jg at jguk dot org> ---
(In reply to Jonathan Wakely from comment #2)
> (In reply to Jonny Grant from comment #0)
> > This would turn off it all
> > -Wno-aka-output
> 
> Definitely not - you're suggesting an option to adjust the output of
> diagnostics, not a warning option.
> 
> It should be named like other options in
> https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Diagnostic-Message-Formatting-Options.
> html not like a warning option, i.e. -fdiagnostics-xxx
> 
> > I suggest with arguments eg only turn off STL
> > -Wno-aka-output=stl
> 
> Definitely not, because "STL" is a misnomer.
> 
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Template_Library#:~:
> text=The%20STL%20and%20the,distinct%20entities

Ah ok. I always think of std::string as a container, although it's a special
case holding nul terminated strings, different from vector etc.

-fdiagnostics-plain-output didn't reduce the output much

https://godbolt.org/z/ceo9M1Teh

Your PR 89370 would be really useful Jonathan, any chance someone could review
and approve it for GCC?