gcc manual indicates the wrong default for -Dmacro

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From: Eamonn McManus
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 1989 12:07

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gcc.texinfo for version 1.35 says:
  @item -D@var{macro}
  Define macro @var{macro} with the empty string as its definition.
whereas cpp.texinfo says:
  @item -D @var{name}
  Predefine @var{name} as a macro, with definition @samp{1}.
The latter indicates the actual behaviour.

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