bug#8908: closed (--silent doesn't silence warnings)

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regarding --silent doesn't silence warnings
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> --silent doesn't silence warnings
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> Mon, 20 Jun 2011 21:46:21 -0400
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> Mutt/1.5.16 (2007-06-09)
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> See <http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=48494>:
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> Executing on host: ../libtool --silent --tag=CC --mode=link 
> /test/gnu/gcc/objdi
> r/gcc/xgcc -B/test/gnu/gcc/objdir/gcc/
> /test/gnu/gcc/gcc/boehm-gc/testsuite/boeh
> m-gc.c/gctest.c
> /test/gnu/gcc/objdir/hppa2.0w-hp-hpux11.11/./boehm-gc/libgcjgc.l
> a  -O2  -I/test/gnu/gcc/objdir/hppa2.0w-hp-hpux11.11/./boehm-gc/include
> -I/test/
> gnu/gcc/gcc/boehm-gc/testsuite/../include   -Wc,-shared-libgcc -lpthread -lrt
> -l
> m   -o ./gctest    (timeout = 300)
> libtool: link: warning: this platform does not like uninstalled shared
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> libtool: link: warning: `./gctest' will be relinked during installation
> output is:
> libtool: link: warning: this platform does not like uninstalled shared
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> libtool: link: warning: `./gctest' will be relinked during installation
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> FAIL: boehm-gc.c/gctest.c -O2 (test for excess errors)
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> Similar fails:
> FAIL: boehm-gc.c/leak_test.c -O2 (test for excess errors)
> FAIL: boehm-gc.c/middle.c -O2 (test for excess errors)
> FAIL: boehm-gc.c/thread_leak_test.c -O2 (test for excess errors)
> FAIL: boehm-gc.lib/staticrootstest.c -O2 (test for excess errors)
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> These tests fail because of the libtool warnings which are essentially
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> Think either --silent should silence warnings or there should be a
> separate option to do so.
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> Dave
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> J. David Anglin                                  dave.anglin@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
> National Research Council of Canada              (613) 990-0752 (FAX: 952-6602)
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--- Begin Message --- Subject: Re: bug#8908: --silent doesn't silence warnings Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2024 13:24:53 +0300 User-agent: Mozilla Thunderbird

Thank you for your bug report! It has finally been addressed :P

You can silence warnings with "--warnings=none", and the documentation
has been updated for this. The "--silent" option is only for
informational messages.

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