https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=63499
Bug ID: 63499 Summary: gcc treats unknown -Wno-xxx options differently than -Wxxx Product: gcc Version: 4.9.1 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: c Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org Reporter: zbyszek at in dot waw.pl $ echo 'int main(){}' > test.c $ gcc -Wyyy test.c gcc: error: unrecognized command line option ‘-Wyyy’ $ gcc -Wno-yyy test.c && echo OK OK $ gcc -Wall -Wno-yyy test.c && echo OK test.c: In function ‘main’: test.c:1:1: warning: control reaches end of non-void function [-Wreturn-type] int main(){} ^ test.c: At top level: cc1: warning: unrecognized command line option "-Wno-yyy" OK Depending on whether a different a different warning is emitted, the -Wno-* options might cause a warning or not. "Positive" -W* options always emit an error. This makes it hard to actually detect option support in a ./configure script. $ rpm -q gcc gcc-4.9.1-11.fc21.x86_64