Re: [PATCH] configure: add --disable-werror flag

[Mike Frysinger <vapier at gentoo dot org>]

On Tuesday, October 04, 2011 03:20:10 Ulrich Drepper wrote:
> If it's not tested it shouldn't be released. Your thinking is
> completely backward.

you missed the point completely.  there's no way you're going to build 
elfutils across gcc-4.{4,5,6,7,+} and glibc-2.{11,12,13,14,+} over a variety 
of architectures, compiler optimizations, and configure options.  expecting 
that kind of coverage is completely unrealistic, and i already know there are 
a bunch of architectures you'd refuse to bother with.

distributions however do build over these array of configurations, and the 
vast majority of warnings arising from the build are simply irrelevant noise.  
applying patches to distros to address new warnings is a complete waste of 
time.  e.x. gcc-4.6 includes much better warnings like -Wunused-but-set-
variable which have absolutely no bearing on the generated code.

if your logic were actually true, i would wonder why significantly more 
relevant projects like binutils or gdb or gcc include --disable-werror 
configure flags.
-mike

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