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Subject:	Re: Eliminating -mno-cygwin from gcc?
Date:	Wed, 31 Jan 2007 10:29:01 -0600
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Matt Wozniski wrote:
> Before simply ripping out support for it, how about just adding a
> message to gcc so that when passed "-mnocygwin" on the command line, it
> warns that it's deprecated and will be removed in the near future,
> before processing?

...and add a REALLY BIG MESSAGE that, if something breaks, the person to 
complain to is the package maintainer and not the Cygwin ML. :-)

Given that most idi^H^H^Haverage users don't know how to read, it 
probably won't help, but it gives us a Really Big Stick to smack them 
upside the head with if (when) they come whining here anyway.

-- 
Matthew
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You need fresh air quickly.
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