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diff --git a/doc/qa.docbook b/doc/qa.docbook index d4c920867..22cefa8d2 100644 --- a/doc/qa.docbook +++ b/doc/qa.docbook @@ -214,6 +214,20 @@ </programlisting> </para> <para> + This warning crops up when code starts casting distinct pointer types and + then dereferencing them. Generally, this is a violation of aliasing rules + which are part of the C standard. Historically, these warnings did not show + up as the optimization was not turned on by default. With gcc-4.1.x and + newer though, the -O2 optimization level enables strict aliasing support. + For information, please review these links: + <ulink url="http://mail-index.netbsd.org/tech-kern/2003/08/11/0001.html">NetBSD Explanation</ulink>, + <ulink url="http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.gentoo.devel/39495">Gentoo Dev Thread</ulink>, + <ulink url="http://gcc.gnu.org/bugs.html#nonbugs_c">GCC Docs</ulink> + </para> + <para> + To fix this issue, use the methods proposed in the links mentioned earlier. + If you're unable to do so, then a work around would be to append the gcc + -fno-strict-aliasing flag to CFLAGS in the ebuild. </para> </sect1> |