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authorPaul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>2021-09-18 08:16:04 -0700
committerPaul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>2021-09-18 08:16:04 -0700
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build: document WERROR_CFLAGS
* README-hacking: Mention 'make WERROR_CFLAGS='.
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- Texinfo <http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo>
- Git <http://git.or.cz>
+Up-to-date compilers and libraries are also recommended, for better
+static checking. You may be able to use an older compiler by building
+with 'make WERROR_CFLAGS='; if so, don't worry about its false alarms.
+
* Bootstrapping
Obviously, if you are reading these notes, you did manage to clone