Re: Compiler/Linker flags

[Christopher Hulbert]

On 1/17/07, Bob Friesenhahn <address@hidden> wrote:
> On Wed, 17 Jan 2007, Christopher Hulbert wrote:
>
> > It seems that libtool is set up to strip unrecognized flags unless
> > using something like -Wc,flag.  Can anyone give me a brief answer as
> > to why? I often find myself going through hoops to get flags past
>
> The reason for the odd behavior is that libtool needs to know which
> options should be applied to the compiler, and which should be applied
> to the linker.  Only libtool knows if the compiler is used for
> linking, or if the system linker is used to link.  If the system
> linker is used to link, then only linker options are safe to apply.

Makes sense. Now if the compiler is used for linking (which is
generally the case for my compilations), would it make sense to allow
unrecognized flags through?

> Bob
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