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From: wollman@emily.uvm.edu (Garrett Wollman)
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Subject: Re: trigraphs
Message-ID: <1991Jun3.003328.15099@uvm.edu>
Date: 3 Jun 91 00:33:28 GMT
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I'm certain the Committee must have had a good reason, but I agree
(mostly) with the following quote from "Using and Porting GNU CC"
(about page 21 in the 8.5x11 hardcopy):

     @item -trigraphs
     Support ANSI C trigraphs.  You don't want to know about this
     brain-damage.  The @samp{-ansi} option also has this effect.

I also agree with the spirit of the following option (page 14):

     @item -Wtrigraphs
     Warn if any trigraphs are encountered (assuming they are
     enabled).


-GAWollman

Garrett A. Wollman - wollman@emily.uvm.edu

Disclaimer:  I'm not even sure this represents *my* opinion, never
mind UVM's, EMBA's, EMBA-CF's, or indeed anyone else's.