2.2.1 Controlling the compiler's treatment of warnings

We have seen that serious warnings are caused by code that, if executed, would lead to a run-time exception. Some programming language compilers would refuse to link an executable file or DLL for such code, on the grounds that the code ought to be fixed before it is executed.

In Functional Developer, we can choose to go ahead and link in this situation. The choice is controlled from the main window, under the Build page of the Options > Environment Options dialog.

The option "Always link, even if there are serious warnings" forces the compiler to link an executable file or DLL for a project regardless of any serious warnings. We can also choose "Ask whether to link if there are serious warnings", and "Don't link if there are serious warnings". "Ask whether to link if there are serious warnings" is the default setting.

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Getting Started with Functional Developer - 31 MAR 2000