> The option argument is processed in the set_random_seed function in > toplev.c. The function takes a string argument and calls strtoul on > it to obtain the numeric random seed (strtoul is called with the base > argument of zero letting it detect it from the prefix). When strtoul > fails, set_random_seed calls crc32_string with the string argument. > So the function is capable of processing both numeric and string > arguments. Thanks for diving into the sources. > I suppose the question is whether GCC should should be > changed back to accept string arguments as originally implemented, > or whether it should stay as is and the option specification changed > to match the documentation. Well, I would stay with the implementation and allow strings. So reverting the docs back to string would be fine. Regards, Stephan
