We should deprecate -release

[Timon Gehr]

On 7/13/24 19:12, Kapendev wrote:
> On Saturday, 13 July 2024 at 01:55:16 UTC, Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
>> The `-release` flag is equivalent to `-O -boundscheck=safeonly -inline`.
>>
>> I think we should remove it. If you want no bounds checks, you should 
>> have to really want it enough to type that whole monstrosity in. It's 
>> trivial to avoid bounds checks by using `.ptr[index]` in `@system` 
>> code. In my dub projects, I rewrite the release mode to keep bounds 
>> checks for all code, it's that important.
>>
>> What do you think? Deprecate for 3 versions, then remove.
>>
>> -Steve
> 
> I don't really care about this, but some projects might depend on it for 
> some reason.
> Is it a problem if it just exists? Looks like a simple thing to maintain.

It's misleading. It should not be used for creating binary releases. It 
also undercuts D's memory safety aspirations.