Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] make shadow code compile ok on FC4 which is using gcc4

[Rik van Riel <riel@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 11 Jul 2005, David Hopwood wrote:
> Li, Xin B wrote:
> > We need this patch to make shadow code compile ok on FC4 which is using
> > gcc4.
> 
> Given gcc4's propensity to warn about things that are often harmless, is 
> it still a good idea to be compiling with -Werror?

Fixing a compile warning is very little effort, but hunting
the occasional (1 in 50?) real bug can be extremely time
consuming.

I certainly don't mind fixing an error when I run into one...

-- 
The Theory of Escalating Commitment: "The cost of continuing mistakes is
borne by others, while the cost of admitting mistakes is borne by yourself."
  -- Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Laureate in Economics

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