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Comment at: clang/include/clang/Driver/Options.td:971-973
+def fexperimental_new_pass_manager_EQ : Joined<["-"], 
"fexperimental-new-pass-manager=">,
+  Group<f_clang_Group>, Flags<[CC1Option]>,
+  HelpText<"Enables an experimental new pass manager in LLVM.">, 
Values<"on,off,debug">;
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timshen wrote:
> chandlerc wrote:
> > I don't think we want to expose this flag in the driver -- it should really 
> > be a CC1-only thing for debugging.
> > 
> > As such, I think I'd just make it an independent flag:
> > 
> >   -fexperimental-new-pass-manager-debug-logging
> > 
> > Or some such. This also seems easier than having to define a new kind.
> The two small disadvantages of your suggestion is that
> 1) It's more verbose to type: `clang -fexperimental-new-pass-manager 
> -fexperimental-new-pass-manager-debug-logging`
> 2) it's the 3 states vs 4 states pattern: `clang 
> -fno-experimental-new-pass-manager 
> -fexperimental-new-pass-manager-debug-logging` doesn't make sense to me, and 
> it's good to avoid that.
> 
> What do you think about these trade offs?
As discussed offline, (2) isn't a practical issue, and (1) makes sense since 
-fexperimental-new-pass-manager will ultimately go away, but the debug flag 
remains. 


https://reviews.llvm.org/D34790



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