Re: [ANN] Lua 5.3.0 (rc3) now available

[Lorenzo Donati <lorenzodonatibz@...>]

On 05/01/2015 12:27, Luiz Henrique de Figueiredo wrote:
> > I don't know the differences between the two compiler modes, but doesn't
> > this risk of opening the way for non-conformance "bugs" in the future?
> > Maybe a non-C99 GNU GCC feature could slip in and go undetected, or am I
> > missing something?
>
> We develop Lua with strict flags and as many warnings as possible turned on.
> The flags in the distribution are permissive, on purpose.
Ah! That's interesting. Thanks!