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build: don't force specific warning options on gnulib code

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Message #8 received at 79385 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Bruno Haible <bruno <at> clisp.org>, 79385 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#79385: build: don't force specific warning options on gnulib
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Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2025 18:01:38 -0700

On 2025-09-03 16:25, Bruno Haible via Bug reports for GNU grep wrote:
> Still, in some circumstances, the current state of grep's
> gnulib-tests/Makefile.am forces errors for warnings

What circumstances are these? For grep we don't recommend 
--enable-gcc-warnings unless you know what you're doing.

In the past I've preferred stricter warnings even for Gnulib, to help 
maintain the Gnulib stuff that I maintain.

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