Matthew Woehlke <mw_triad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > I don't care if it gives a 500 page dissertation on the meaning of > life. :-) 'info gcc' says this: > > <quote> > You can mix options and other arguments. For the most part, the order > you use doesn't matter. Order does matter when you use several options > of the same kind; for example, if you specify `-L' more than once, the > directories are searched in the order specified. > </quote> > > ...which IMO is misleading and should be fixed. While it might be nice > if we did, I don't think it is critical that we explain things here in > depth, as long as we /avoid/ giving the impression that no explanation > is needed, and that things work a particular way /which is wrong/. Two > or three sentences would be a great convenience, but even just /one/ > could save a lot of headaches. Thanks for the suggestion. I just committed this patch to help avoid this problem in future releases. http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2007-05/msg01558.html Ian
