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| rbowman to Carlos E.R. |
| Re: What is wrong with C? (and fond memo |
| 12 Jan 26 18:57:22 |
XPost: alt.folklore.computers, alt.unix.geeks From: bowman@montana.com On Mon, 12 Jan 2026 15:44:56 +0100, Carlos E.R. wrote: > If the code is not mine, I would use the compiler options instead. > Unless I got paid to maintain that code, then I would correct the code. When you have a few hundred thousand lines of legacy code you choose your battles. Fixing emergent bugs and adding new functionality trumps hunting down stuff the most recent gcc whines about if there is a handy compiler flag. --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05 * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2) |
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