[PATCH] x86: restrict gas'es recognition of -s to Solaris

[Rainer Orth]

Jan Beulich <jbeulich@suse.com> writes:

> On 21.11.2024 13:51, Rainer Orth wrote:
>>> When there for Solaris compatibility only, also recognize it only there.
>>> This way the option becomes available for other possible uses.
>> 
>> I wonder if this is the best possible way to handle this:
>> 
>> * -s is only present for Solaris as compatiblity.  At least gcc doesn't
>>   use it at all.
>> 
>> * Besides, gcc has done away with Stabs and gdb is following suite (or
>>   has already), so Stabs become increasingly irrelevant.
>> 
>> * Keeping the (effectively unused) option on Solaris, but using it for
>>   something else would mean that `something else' isn't available on
>>   Solaris.  Just a guarantee for user confusion, I believe.
>
> That "something" could still be available there via long option. Solaris
> is, imo, confusing enough already anyway, and hence it shouldn't come as a
> surprise to anyone that some option may need spelling differently.

I'd have expected removing unnecessary differences would be considered
worthwhile, rather than cementing them.

>> In short, I wonder if it wouldn't be better to just reject -s everywhere
>> instead.
>
> If someone had proposed a patch to do so, I probably wouldn't have objected
> (so long as a fair reason was provided). But personally I think this would
> be going too far.

Your call: I'm busy with the upcoming GCC 15 release myself.

	Rainer

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Rainer Orth, Center for Biotechnology, Bielefeld University