other/633: In specs, %{<XXX*} does NOT remove switches from c ommand line

[Zack Weinberg]

The following reply was made to PR other/633; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Zack Weinberg <zack@codesourcery.com>
To: Bosscher Steven Civ USAFA/DFAN <Steven.Bosscher@usafa.af.mil>
Cc: "'gcc-gnats@gcc.gnu.org'" <gcc-gnats@gcc.gnu.org>,
	  "'gcc-bugs@gcc.gnu.org'"<gcc-bugs@gcc.gnu.org>,
	  "'rsandifo@redhat.com'" <rsandifo@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: other/633: In specs, %{<XXX*} does NOT remove switches from c
 ommand line
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2002 10:29:02 -0800

 Bosscher Steven Civ USAFA/DFAN <Steven.Bosscher@usafa.af.mil> writes:
 
 > http://gcc.gnu.org/cgi-bin/gnatsweb.pl?cmd=view%20audit-trail&database=gcc&p
 > r=633
 >
 > It seems that PR other/633 ("In specs, %{<XXX*} does NOT remove switches
 > from command line") was fixed long ago by:
 >
 > 2000-12-13  Tom Tromey  <tromey@redhat.com>
 >
 >         * gcc.c (handle_braces): Handle %{<S*} spec correctly.
 >
 > Maybe somebody with GNATS write access can close the bug?
 
 Done.
 
 > But it seems that all occurrences of %{<S*} should be replaced with %<S*
 > since the changes on 2002-09-19 by Zack Weinberg.
 >
 > The %{<S*} spec is still used (or again, actually, was introduced
 > 2002-10-15) in config/mips/vr.h: "%{mabi=32:%{<mgp32}}". Is this a bug?
 
 My change is only present on the basic-improvements branch.
 config/mips/vr.h does need to be changed there.  I have a lot of
 delicate changes in my copy of that branch right now -- would you mind
 submitting a patch?
 
 zw