From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Sep 4 23:40:28 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4964716A4CE for ; Sat, 4 Sep 2004 23:40:28 +0000 (GMT) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3896643D2D for ; Sat, 4 Sep 2004 23:40:28 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i84NeSAU074572 for ; Sat, 4 Sep 2004 23:40:28 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id i84NeSPZ074571; Sat, 4 Sep 2004 23:40:28 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Date: Sat, 4 Sep 2004 23:40:28 GMT Message-Id: <200409042340.i84NeSPZ074571@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org From: Chris Pepper Subject: Re: docs/71359: /usr/share/examples/etc/make.conf contains broken CXXFLAGS X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Chris Pepper List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 04 Sep 2004 23:40:28 -0000 The following reply was made to PR docs/71359; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Chris Pepper To: Giorgos Keramidas Cc: Paul Mather , bug-followup@freebsd.org Subject: Re: docs/71359: /usr/share/examples/etc/make.conf contains broken CXXFLAGS Date: Sat, 4 Sep 2004 19:31:32 -0400 At 8:47 PM +0300 2004/09/04, Giorgos Keramidas wrote: >On 2004-09-04 11:31, Chris Pepper wrote: >> >> Of course, but the examples should all be valid. This one >> prevents make buildworld, so should be replaced by something that >> doesn't. > >True, true. > >> > # CXXFLAGS controls the compiler settings used when compiling C++ code. >> > # Note that CXXFLAGS is initially set to the value of CFLAGS. If you >> > wish >> > # to add to CXXFLAGS value, "+=" must be used rather than "=". Using >> > "=" >> > # alone will remove the often needed contents of CFLAGS from CXXFLAGS. >> > +# For a description of the options recognized by the GNU C++ compiler >> > +# please refer to the c++(1) manpage and the info documentation of GCC. >> > # >> > -#CXXFLAGS+= -fmemoize-lookups -fsave-memoized > > > +#CXXFLAGS+= -O -pipe >> >> Except that's provided already with the example of CFLAGS, so >> would make sense iff CFLAGS had another example value. > >I don't use C++ so much, so perhaps I'm not the right person to choose a >"nice set of default flags" for this. > >Any ideas from you, Chris? No idea, sorry. If we don't have (get) one, it should probably be left blank (e.g., "#CXXFLAGS+="), and the explanation will have to serve. That would still be a substantial improvement over the current state of affairs. Chris Pepper -- Chris Pepper: Rockefeller University: