linux-kernel - Re: Announce: gcc bogus warning repository

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Date:	Sun, 01 Oct 2006 12:03:10 -0700
From:	Daniel Walker <dwalker@...sta.com>
To:	Al Viro <viro@....linux.org.uk>
Cc:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>, Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>,
	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Announce: gcc bogus warning repository

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

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