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> This is a feature. This triggers a review of the new warnings introduced by the new compiler version, to see if they have found bugs, or should be squelched p
by andrewchambers 10y ago
> This is a feature. This triggers a review of the new warnings introduced by the new compiler version, to see if they have found bugs, or should be squelched per false positive, or should be squelched project-wide.
The thing is, the software already had these bugs, and worked well enough for most people despite them, its not worth breaking the build over unless you are the developer.
- brian-armstrong 10y agoThose bugs could be buffer overruns or similar security problems. Just because the program appears to work doesn't mean it should be used.
- andrewchambers 10y agoThey could be, or they could be nothing, and the program might not even be exposed to untrusted input anyway. We can have a discussion about perhaps splitting programs into security classes, though I would prefer the upstream people use the cutting edge security analysis, then backport patches with security advisories.