Re: Announce: gcc bogus warning repository

Daniel Walker
2006-10-01T19:03:13Z

On Sun, 2006-10-01 at 20:00 +0100, Al Viro wrote:
> On Sun, Oct 01, 2006 at 11:58:33AM -0700, Daniel Walker wrote:
> > On Sun, 2006-10-01 at 14:45 -0400, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> >
> > > That doesn't address my question at all.
> >
> > Did you have a question?
> >
> > > If there is no difference between real non-init bugs and bogus warnings,
> > > then a config option doesn't make any difference at all, does it? Real
> > > bugs are still hidden either way: if the warnings are turned on, the
> > > bugs are lost in the noise. if the warnings are turned off, the bugs
> > > are completely hidden.
> >
> > If you turn the warnings on, at least you have a chance to see a warning
> > even if it's mixed with others.
>
> And that's better than the current situation in which respects, exactly?

Seeing the warnings is the current situation.

Daniel