[m-dev.] for review: changes to NEWS file
Fergus Henderson
fjh at cs.mu.oz.au
Mon Nov 24 01:35:12 AEDT 1997
Tyson Dowd, you wrote:
>
> You should mention the recent GRADEFLAGS change, since it is a user
> visible change.
Good point.
> > +* Array bounds checking can now be disabled.
> > +
> > + To disable array bounds checking, you must compile with
> > + `--intermodule-optimization' enabled and you must also
> > + define the C macro ML_OMIT_ARRAY_BOUNDS_CHECKS (e.g. by using
> > + `MGNUCFLAGS=-DML_OMIT_ARRAY_BOUNDS_CHECKS' in your Mmake file).
>
> I don't think this is enough information - in particular this needs to be
> done while compiling the library, or you need to copy the array module
> and build it locally (IIRC that is).
If intermodule inlining is enabled, then no you don't need to copy
the array module locally.
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