RFC --enable-debugging

[Gabriel Dos Reis]

"B. Kosnik" <bkoz@nabi.net> writes:

| >Perhaps there is a need for a new option that explicitly says "look
| >for debugging libraries" that is independent from the selection of
| >debugging symbols?  This is what I would really prefer, I think.
| >Perhaps -glib?  Or -gc++?
| 
| A ha! Something like threads and -pthread, only for debugging. Say, -debug. 

As said in another message, that is a better alternative.  However
-debug would clash with GCC current -d flags I think.

| It's of more general use than just libstdc++. Once we figure out what we
| want to do for libstdc++ perhaps we could do an RFC on the gcc list to
| see what other people think, and if it would be useful to other
| libraries as well.

100% agreed.  We would have to find a less risky spelling fo rthat
flag though.

-- Gaby