On 03/10/15 10:44 -0600, Sandra Loosemore wrote:
Thanks for tackling this. I remember thinking that this section
looked bit-rotted when I was reviewing the manual earlier this year.
Your patch looks like a step in the right direction, but can I get you
to fix a couple other things while you're at it?
First, I think the reference to ancient ld versions is confusing, and
it would be better to rewrite that to emphasize that this is the
default behavior on most targets. (I'd guess that anybody trying to
use a recent GCC release with an ld version from 1996 is going to run
into more critical blocking issues than this one.) Maybe something
like:
"G++ implements the Borland model on targets where the linker supports
it, including both ELF targets (such as GNU/Linux) and Microsoft
Windows. Otherwise G++ implements neither automatic model."
Second, if "Do nothing" is now the recommended way to handle this,
let's move that option to the front of the itemized list instead of
the end. Also, I'm confused by the "pretend" here; can we just delete
that sentence?
Yes, all good ideas, I'll incorporate these asap.
