[patch] Update template instantiation documentation
Jonathan Wakely
jwakely@redhat.com
Sat Oct 3 17:45:00 GMT 2015
On 03/10/15 10:44 -0600, Sandra Loosemore wrote:
>Thanks for tackling this. I remember thinking that this section
>looked bit-rotted when I was reviewing the manual earlier this year.
>Your patch looks like a step in the right direction, but can I get you
>to fix a couple other things while you're at it?
>
>First, I think the reference to ancient ld versions is confusing, and
>it would be better to rewrite that to emphasize that this is the
>default behavior on most targets. (I'd guess that anybody trying to
>use a recent GCC release with an ld version from 1996 is going to run
>into more critical blocking issues than this one.) Maybe something
>like:
>
>"G++ implements the Borland model on targets where the linker supports
>it, including both ELF targets (such as GNU/Linux) and Microsoft
>Windows. Otherwise G++ implements neither automatic model."
>
>Second, if "Do nothing" is now the recommended way to handle this,
>let's move that option to the front of the itemized list instead of
>the end. Also, I'm confused by the "pretend" here; can we just delete
>that sentence?
Yes, all good ideas, I'll incorporate these asap.
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