----Original Message---- >From: Zack Weinberg >Sent: 12 April 2005 18:31
> "Dave Korn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>> Then the error message *really* ought to say
>>
>> gcc: -E or -x required when input is from standard input
>>
>> since it is thoroughly obtuse and non-explanatory as it stands. The
>> attached is against 4.0 RC1, but I imagine it'll apply cleanly to HEAD
>> with just a little fuzz, if people feel it's the right thing.
>
> Yes, I think this is the right thing. Please test against mainline
> and apply it there if successful. I don't think it is important
> enough to put into 4.0.0, but you should put it on the 4.0 branch
> after the release, and maybe the 3.4 branch as well.
>
> zw
Tested on HEAD with --enable-languages=c,c++ by running "make check-gcc
check-libstdc++ check-gcc-c++" (yes I know there's some redundant redundancy
in that list of targets) and then diff'ing the before-and-after outputs from
test_summary to make sure nothing changed (as well as eyeballing the summary
figures); nothing did. Final patch attached (it hasn't changed any). It's
a trivial patch, but I have an assign on file and in fact my employer
disclaimer is in the post as we speak. (Finally got it signed just the
other day, hooray!) No write privs; Zack, would you be so kind? TIA!
2005-12-04 Dave Korn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
* gcc.c (default_compilers): Clarify obscure error message when
reading from standard input.
cheers,
DaveK
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