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authorMatthias Clasen <matthiasc@src.gnome.org>2001-08-15 09:24:15 +0000
committerMatthias Clasen <matthiasc@src.gnome.org>2001-08-15 09:24:15 +0000
commit0e32a729ec757ca41e638fddd662f2af05d3d881 (patch)
tree71fe8e3acafb9ff0a29281845f0624e1bb025348 /docs
parent370046c7353fe36088d955bfe7393a5fdedcf564 (diff)
downloadgtk+-0e32a729ec757ca41e638fddd662f2af05d3d881.tar.gz
docs/debugging.txt: Add a warning about --enable-debug=no,
some editorial changes.
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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/docs/debugging.txt b/docs/debugging.txt
index 9ac1191eb9..43f8182a52 100644
--- a/docs/debugging.txt
+++ b/docs/debugging.txt
@@ -38,8 +38,14 @@ time by the --enable-debug option.
Disable all debugging support (fastest)
sets G_DISABLE_ASSERT, G_DISABLE_CHECKS, and GTK_NO_CHECK_CASTS
+Note that !G_DISABLE_CHECKS and --enable-debug=no are to be considered
+not only fast, but dangerous as they tend to destabilize even mostly
+bug-free software by changing the effect of many bugs from simple warnings
+into fatal crashes. Thus --enable-debug=no should *not* be used for
+stable releases of gtk+.
-RUN TIME OPTIONS
+
+RUNTIME OPTIONS
----------------
At run time, if GTK+ was compiled with debugging enabled, different
@@ -96,5 +102,5 @@ and the object system.
'updates' - Visual feedback about window updates
- - Owen Taylor <owt1@cornell.edu>
- 98/02/19 \ No newline at end of file
+ - 2001-08-13 Matthias Clasen
+ - 98/02/19 Owen Taylor \ No newline at end of file