Patch ping: multiple -o options
Nathan Sidwell
nathan@codesourcery.com
Mon Mar 29 15:49:00 GMT 2004
Alan Modra wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 25, 2004 at 08:33:31AM +0000, Nathan Sidwell wrote:
>
>>In fixing GCC PR driver/13577, I discovered both gas and ld silently
>>allow multiple -o options.
>
>
> Is that a sin? What is wrong with the last -o just overriding any
> previous -o?
I found it a surprise. A quick straw poll of some other experienced
developers found it a surprise. We did not think this situation
the same as -fsome-feature -fno-some-feature, which is flipping
the same switch on and then off.
nathan
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