[PATCH] specs changes for libstdc++ debug mode

[Martin Sebor]

Matt Austern wrote:

> On Monday, July 14, 2003, at 05:02  PM, Doug Gregor wrote:
> 
...
> Stupid question: is there any other place in the compiler where we change
> the behavior of the driver based on whether the user defines a special
> macro?
> 
> If so, if we're just carrying on with something we've done already, then
> I don't have a problem with this.  If not, then I'm a bit uncomfortable
> with it.  -D is documented to define a macro.  Having it do other things
> as well, for special macros, strikes me as non-obvious.

FWIW, the MSVC #pragma comment feature allows program source
to embed commands for the linker in the object file, so there
is existing practice for this non-obvious feature. E.g.,

     #ifdef FOO
     #  pragma comment (lib,libfoo)
     #else
     #  pragma comment (lib,libbar)
     #endif

This program will link with libfoo when FOO is #defined, or
libbar otherwise.

I also find the feature it unintuitive, but it is in wide-spread
use on Windows, and it is kind of nifty beacause it lets one
"implicitly" associate a set of headers with a specific library
binary.

Here's a link for reference:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/vccelng/htm/pragm_6.asp

Regards
Martin