[YBA] kernel compile errors with GCC >= 4.6

[Nadav Har'El]

On Thu, Apr 05, 2012, Jonathan Ben Avraham wrote about "Re: [YBA] kernel compile errors with GCC >= 4.6":
> I don't know how long it has been a default flag in the kernel, but
> I understand why it is. You really do want the compilation to stop
> and to take a look at what is going on.

When "you" == "Linus Torvalds", I agree.

When "you" == "kernel user" or even "developer working on one particular part
of the kernel", I don't agree: I don't think that knowing that some
obscure part of the kernel which you know nothing about has a variable
which is set but not used (!) helps you one iota. It only slows you
down - and makes compiling a kernel appear to be a task not to be
attempted by mere mortals.

> For other projects I think that the Makefile or build system that is
> distributed with the project should only use -Werror after checking
> that the GCC version is the same as the version used by the
> developers for the release.

Then why distribute then -Werror at all? Let the developers use -Wall
-Werror as part of their tests, and let users compile normally, without
-Werror... Just my view...

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