On Jun 14, 2000, Akim Demaille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>>>> "Alexandre" == Alexandre Oliva <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Alexandre> On Jun 13, 2000, Akim Demaille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>> I'm tempted to say he is right. Why don't we just check for the
>>> exit status?
Alexandre> Because some compilers just print a warning message and
Alexandre> proceed. GCC on HP/UX without GNU as is a good example.
> Aaah! OK, thanks. But what can drive someone to make such a
> decision?
Maybe the fact that, way back, when autoconf wasn't widely used,
programs would always use `-g'?
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