GNU bug report logs - #5801
remove LIBS_DEBUG and C_DEBUG_SWITCH

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Dan Nicolaescu <dann <at> gnu.org>
Subject: bug#5801 closed by Dan Nicolaescu <dann <at> gnu.org> (Re: bug#5801:
 remove LIBS_DEBUG and C_DEBUG_SWITCH)
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:41:02 +0000

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#5801: remove LIBS_DEBUG and C_DEBUG_SWITCH

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From: Dan Nicolaescu <dann <at> gnu.org>
To: 5801-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#5801: remove LIBS_DEBUG and C_DEBUG_SWITCH
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:40:30 -0400

done

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From: Dan Nicolaescu <dann <at> gnu.org>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: remove LIBS_DEBUG and C_DEBUG_SWITCH
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2010 18:01:23 -0400

src/Makefile.in has this:

/* Unless inhibited or changed, use -lg to link for debugging.  */
#ifndef LIBS_DEBUG
#define LIBS_DEBUG -lg
#endif

All ports that bother to define LIBS_DEBUG just use:
#define LIBS_DEBUG

-lg has not been in use for a long time so removing it will do no harm.

Also any reason not to remove the C_DEBUG_SWITCH knob?
If users want to debug emacs, they can edit the Makefile directly, no
reason to add yet another variable to the build system.

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