Do not use -Werror#3809
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Using -Werror can cause builds to fail when using unexpected compilers.
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-Werror isn't suitable for distro builds because it means new breakages can appear before upstream has a chance to do anything about them, and they might not be worth failing the build over. Fixes building for musl. Link: cisco/openh264#3809
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Using
-Werrorcan cause builds to fail when using unexpected compilers.For example: https://trac.macports.org/ticket/71354
By all means, manually add
-Werrorto your CI if you want to ensure warning-free builds using compilers you're testing, but don't force it on your users and make their builds fail just because they're using a compiler that has a warning you didn't anticipate.