[Patch] Allow SECTION_FLAGS to be overridden by EXTRA_CXX_FLAGS

[Phil Edwards]

On Mon, Jan 27, 2003 at 10:10:37AM +1100, Danny Smith wrote:
> The attached patch allows the configure switch:
> --enable-cxx-flags='-fno-data-sections -fno-function-sections'
> to work by reversing the order of @EXTRA_CXX_FLAGS@ @SECTION_FLAGS@

You didn't say that this has been tested (what primary platforms, what
branches), but I'm assuming you have done.


> -fdata-sections and -ffunction-sections appear to offer no advantage
> on mingw32 target but do make larger executeables.

I'm rather surprised that they aren't disabled/ignored on that platform.
(By the compiler, I mean.)


> 2003-01-27  Danny Smith  <dannysmith@users.sourceforge.net>
>  
> 	* src/Makefile.am (CONFIG_CXXFLAGS): Reverse order of
> 	@EXTRA_CXX_FLAGS@ @SECTION_FLAGS@.
> 	* libsupc++/Makefile.am (CONFIG_CXXFLAGS): Likewise.
> 	* src/Makefile.in: Regenerate.
> 	* libsupc++/Makefile.in: Regenerate.

While you do need to mention the .in files in the changelog entry, there's
no need to actually post that part of the diff.

This is okay for mainline.


Phil

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