* Bernhard Walle <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> * Ingo Molnar <[email protected]> [2012-09-29 08:37]:
> > * Jean Delvare <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > The correct syntax for gcc -x is "gcc -x assembler", not "gcc
> > > -xassembler". Even though the latter happens to work, the
> > > former is what is documented in the manual page and thus what
> > > gcc wrappers such as icecream do expect.
> > >
> > > This isn't a cosmetic change. The missing space prevents
> > > icecream from recognizing compilation tasks it can't handle,
> > > leading to silent kernel miscompilations.
> >
> > Although we can apply this patch, it won't solve the problem of
> > building older kernels (and bisecting, etc.).
> >
> > Wouldn't it be prudent to increase the compatibility of
> > icecream, so that it accepts what GCC accepts in practice,
> > such as -xassembler?
>
> Wouldn't it make sense to do both? Using the documented syntax
> in the build system *and* increase compatibility in 3rd party
> tools?
Yes.
Thanks,
Ingo
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