On 08/30/11 15:52:12, Joseph S. Myers wrote: > Please send a patch. [... on points 1, 2, and 3]0
OK, will do. > GF: Also, the use of fixed masks is problematic. Perhaps the AWK script > GF: could be changed to also generate values for CL_PARAMS, etc., ensuring > GF: that will not conflict with the language mask values? > > That sounds riskier (and does everywhere using opts.h actually need the > generated options.h as well?) It looks like many files include opts.h, but do not include options.h. > although in principle it ought to be > possible to assign this automatically (and actually only CL_DRIVER, > CL_TARGET and CL_COMMON should really need bits assigned, though avoiding > the others would require a --help rework). An alternative might be to move the fixed assignments (CL_DRIVER, CL_TARGET, CL_COMMON ...) down to start at the beginning of the range, (leaving room for a few more) and to start the auto-generated language mask bits above that? - Gary
