On Thursday 11 November 2004 06:58 pm, Jörg Schaible wrote:
> Seesh. You're right. I was talking about CFLAGS. Now, is there a policy for
> "standard accepted safe CFLAGS" ? I know, it is my problem, if something
> really breaks. But I have really a lot of apps running with my (not too
> esoteric) settings, and if one single app fails badly (just core dumps) and
> I can track it down to a single CFLAG flag, what is the actual policy (if
> there is one)? Why is a filter for the flag just recected?

no policy really

generally if the user is using extended (read: stupid) CFLAGS, developers may 
tell them to fix their CFLAGS

if a package can be found to blow up while using one flag regardless of the 
rest of the CFLAG settings (except for perhaps -O#), then generally we 
flag-filter it

policy ? none
too much policy makes jack a dull boy; dull boys dont get girls; no girls 
means no kids; poor jack dies alone and his seed does not live on
-mike

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