Merge pull request cpp-best-practices#135 from JonnyPtn/patch-1

lefticus · web-flow · commit b5eacf0559cd · 2021-08-23T19:50:51.000-06:00
Clarify GCC/Clang compiler flags
diff --git a/02-Use_the_Tools_Available.md b/02-Use_the_Tools_Available.md
@@ -101,8 +101,9 @@ You should use as many compilers as you can for your platform(s). Each compiler
 
 ### GCC / Clang
 
-`-Wall -Wextra -Wshadow -Wnon-virtual-dtor -pedantic`
+`-Wall -Wextra -Wshadow -Wnon-virtual-dtor -pedantic` - use these and consider the following (see descriptions below)
 
+ * `-pedantic` - Warn on language extensions
  * `-Wall -Wextra` reasonable and standard
  * `-Wshadow` warn the user if a variable declaration shadows one from a parent context
  * `-Wnon-virtual-dtor` warn the user if a class with virtual functions has a non-virtual destructor. This helps catch hard to track down memory errors
