Ethereal-dev: Re: [Ethereal-dev] gcc warnings about unused variables

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From: Guy Harris <gharris@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2002 11:24:11 -0800
On Sun, Feb 17, 2002 at 03:31:04PM +0100, Joerg Mayer wrote:
> What I don't know is whether this is something that is the same on
> all compilers or not.

Any UNIX C compiler that doesn't support the "-D" command-line option
should not be tossed aside lightly.

It should be thrown away with great force.

(Thanks and a tip of the hat to the late Dorothy Parker for that one:

	http://www.thehappinesshotel.com/quotes/P.html

"This is not a book to be tossed aside lightly.  It should be thrown
away with great force.
       -Dorothy Parker"

presumably from her "Constant Reader" book review column.)

I know of no UNIX C compiler that can't do that.  Perhaps there is one,
but, if there is, its author should be admonished that failing to
implement "-D" (and "-U") really really really really really really
really really really sucks.

MSVC++ uses "/D" for the same purpose, I think.