https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=108369

--- Comment #18 from Jerry DeLisle <jvdelisle at gcc dot gnu.org> ---
(In reply to anlauf from comment #17)
> (In reply to Jerry DeLisle from comment #16)
> > Works using the correct compiler option.  We probably should get rid of or
> > change the -x option or document it.
> 
I was imagining deleting it altogether and document that it is deleted and
advise users to use one of the correct options that specifies fixed form. I was
going to wait for 14.

> Is there a way to warn the user that this is a deprecated option that
> will be removed in a future version?  We could start issuing this warning
> immediately and finally remove it e.g. in gcc-14.
> 
> At least we should stop mentioning this option in gcc/doc/invoke.texi,
> so that it does no longer appear in the documentation under "-x language".

I can indeed do this warning in 13 pretty quickly I think.

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