diff --git a/bfd/Makefile.am b/bfd/Makefile.am
index 2ba2180..595c489 100644
--- a/bfd/Makefile.am
+++ b/bfd/Makefile.am
@@ -741,7 +741,8 @@ OPTIONAL_BACKENDS_CFILES = \
 CONFIG_STATUS_DEPENDENCIES = \
 	$(srcdir)/configure.in \
 	$(srcdir)/config.bfd \
-	$(srcdir)/configure.host
+	$(srcdir)/configure.host \
+	$(srcdir)/development.sh
 
 # These are defined by configure.in:
 WORDSIZE = @wordsize@
diff --git a/bfd/Makefile.in b/bfd/Makefile.in
index 8a2764d..2ea8516 100644
--- a/bfd/Makefile.in
+++ b/bfd/Makefile.in
@@ -1045,7 +1045,8 @@ OPTIONAL_BACKENDS_CFILES = \
 CONFIG_STATUS_DEPENDENCIES = \
 	$(srcdir)/configure.in \
 	$(srcdir)/config.bfd \
-	$(srcdir)/configure.host
+	$(srcdir)/configure.host \
+	$(srcdir)/development.sh
 
 
 # These are defined by configure.in:
diff --git a/bfd/configure b/bfd/configure
index b4f8653..f3df01c 100755
--- a/bfd/configure
+++ b/bfd/configure
@@ -12158,6 +12158,9 @@ fi
 
 
 
+# Set the 'development' global.
+. $srcdir/../bfd/development.sh
+
 GCC_WARN_CFLAGS="-W -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes"
 cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
@@ -12192,8 +12195,8 @@ case "${host}" in
   *) ;;
 esac
 
-# Enable -Werror by default when using gcc
-if test "${GCC}" = yes -a -z "${ERROR_ON_WARNING}" ; then
+# Enable -Werror by default when using gcc.  Turn it off for releases.
+if test "${GCC}" = yes -a -z "${ERROR_ON_WARNING}" -a "$development" = true ; then
     ERROR_ON_WARNING=yes
 fi
 
diff --git a/bfd/development.sh b/bfd/development.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c0f5b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bfd/development.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Copyright (C) 2012-2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+#
+# This file is part of GDB.
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+# Controls whether to enable development-mode features by default.
+development=true
diff --git a/bfd/warning.m4 b/bfd/warning.m4
index 28e9f8a..b1a8c7b 100644
--- a/bfd/warning.m4
+++ b/bfd/warning.m4
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ dnl <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 dnl
 
 AC_DEFUN([AM_BINUTILS_WARNINGS],[
+# Set the 'development' global.
+. $srcdir/../bfd/development.sh
+
 GCC_WARN_CFLAGS="-W -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes"
 AC_EGREP_CPP([^[0-3]$],[__GNUC__],,GCC_WARN_CFLAGS="$GCC_WARN_CFLAGS -Wshadow")
 
@@ -39,8 +42,8 @@ case "${host}" in
   *) ;;
 esac
 
-# Enable -Werror by default when using gcc
-if test "${GCC}" = yes -a -z "${ERROR_ON_WARNING}" ; then
+# Enable -Werror by default when using gcc.  Turn it off for releases.
+if test "${GCC}" = yes -a -z "${ERROR_ON_WARNING}" -a "$development" = true ; then
     ERROR_ON_WARNING=yes
 fi
 
diff --git a/binutils/Makefile.am b/binutils/Makefile.am
index 77c99d7..aca2610 100644
--- a/binutils/Makefile.am
+++ b/binutils/Makefile.am
@@ -514,7 +514,8 @@ all: info
 
 # We extract version from bfd/configure.in, make sure to rerun configure
 # when BFD's version changes.
-CONFIG_STATUS_DEPENDENCIES = $(BFDDIR)/configure.in
+CONFIG_STATUS_DEPENDENCIES = $(BFDDIR)/configure.in \
+	$(BFDDIR)/development.sh
 
 DISTCLEANFILES = sysroff.c sysroff.h site.exp site.bak embedspu
 
diff --git a/binutils/Makefile.in b/binutils/Makefile.in
index 52489f2..c9e9e38 100644
--- a/binutils/Makefile.in
+++ b/binutils/Makefile.in
@@ -616,7 +616,9 @@ EXTRA_DIST = arparse.c arparse.h arlex.c nlmheader.c sysinfo.c sysinfo.h \
 
 # We extract version from bfd/configure.in, make sure to rerun configure
 # when BFD's version changes.
-CONFIG_STATUS_DEPENDENCIES = $(BFDDIR)/configure.in
+CONFIG_STATUS_DEPENDENCIES = $(BFDDIR)/configure.in \
+	$(BFDDIR)/development.sh
+
 DISTCLEANFILES = sysroff.c sysroff.h site.exp site.bak embedspu
 MOSTLYCLEANFILES = sysinfo$(EXEEXT_FOR_BUILD) bin2c$(EXEEXT_FOR_BUILD) \
   binutils.log binutils.sum abcdefgh*
diff --git a/binutils/configure b/binutils/configure
index fcf9784..1272e53 100755
--- a/binutils/configure
+++ b/binutils/configure
@@ -11592,6 +11592,9 @@ _ACEOF
 
 
 
+# Set the 'development' global.
+. $srcdir/../bfd/development.sh
+
 GCC_WARN_CFLAGS="-W -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes"
 cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
@@ -11626,8 +11629,8 @@ case "${host}" in
   *) ;;
 esac
 
-# Enable -Werror by default when using gcc
-if test "${GCC}" = yes -a -z "${ERROR_ON_WARNING}" ; then
+# Enable -Werror by default when using gcc.  Turn it off for releases.
+if test "${GCC}" = yes -a -z "${ERROR_ON_WARNING}" -a "$development" = true ; then
     ERROR_ON_WARNING=yes
 fi
 
diff --git a/gas/Makefile.am b/gas/Makefile.am
index 01731b9..669ab19 100644
--- a/gas/Makefile.am
+++ b/gas/Makefile.am
@@ -693,4 +693,6 @@ de-stage3:
 	- (cd stage3 ; rm -f as$(EXEEXT) ; mv -f * ..)
 	- rmdir stage3
 
-CONFIG_STATUS_DEPENDENCIES = $(BFDDIR)/configure.in $(srcdir)/configure.tgt
+CONFIG_STATUS_DEPENDENCIES = $(BFDDIR)/configure.in \
+	$(srcdir)/configure.tgt \
+	$(BFDDIR)/development.sh
diff --git a/gas/Makefile.in b/gas/Makefile.in
index 184a926..2ca56df 100644
--- a/gas/Makefile.in
+++ b/gas/Makefile.in
@@ -677,7 +677,10 @@ MOSTLYCLEANFILES = $(STAGESTUFF) core \
 	testsuite/site.exp site.bak site.exp stage stage1 stage2
 
 against = stage2
-CONFIG_STATUS_DEPENDENCIES = $(BFDDIR)/configure.in $(srcdir)/configure.tgt
+CONFIG_STATUS_DEPENDENCIES = $(BFDDIR)/configure.in \
+	$(srcdir)/configure.tgt \
+	$(BFDDIR)/development.sh
+
 all: config.h
 	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) all-recursive
 
diff --git a/gas/configure b/gas/configure
index 2530377..1e1086f 100755
--- a/gas/configure
+++ b/gas/configure
@@ -11575,6 +11575,9 @@ fi
 using_cgen=no
 
 
+# Set the 'development' global.
+. $srcdir/../bfd/development.sh
+
 GCC_WARN_CFLAGS="-W -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes"
 cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
@@ -11609,8 +11612,8 @@ case "${host}" in
   *) ;;
 esac
 
-# Enable -Werror by default when using gcc
-if test "${GCC}" = yes -a -z "${ERROR_ON_WARNING}" ; then
+# Enable -Werror by default when using gcc.  Turn it off for releases.
+if test "${GCC}" = yes -a -z "${ERROR_ON_WARNING}" -a "$development" = true ; then
     ERROR_ON_WARNING=yes
 fi
 
diff --git a/gdb/Makefile.in b/gdb/Makefile.in
index c189ea3..f4c7a7f 100644
--- a/gdb/Makefile.in
+++ b/gdb/Makefile.in
@@ -1474,7 +1474,7 @@ stamp-h: $(srcdir)/config.in config.status
 	  CONFIG_LINKS= \
 	  $(SHELL) config.status
 
-config.status: $(srcdir)/configure configure.tgt configure.host development.sh
+config.status: $(srcdir)/configure configure.tgt configure.host ../bfd/development.sh
 	$(SHELL) config.status --recheck
 
 ACLOCAL = aclocal
diff --git a/gdb/configure b/gdb/configure
index 56c92d3..05ebace 100755
--- a/gdb/configure
+++ b/gdb/configure
@@ -2714,7 +2714,7 @@ fi
 
 
 # Set the 'development' global.
-. $srcdir/development.sh
+. $srcdir/../bfd/development.sh
 
 ac_ext=c
 ac_cpp='$CPP $CPPFLAGS'
diff --git a/gdb/configure.ac b/gdb/configure.ac
index 903f378..138fc85 100644
--- a/gdb/configure.ac
+++ b/gdb/configure.ac
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h:config.in)
 AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
 
 # Set the 'development' global.
-. $srcdir/development.sh
+. $srcdir/../bfd/development.sh
 
 AC_PROG_CC
 AC_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS
diff --git a/gdb/development.sh b/gdb/development.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 1c21efa..0000000
--- a/gdb/development.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (C) 2012-2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
-#
-# This file is part of GDB.
-#
-# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
-# (at your option) any later version.
-#
-# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-# GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-# Set to 'true' for development snapshots, 'false' for releases and
-# pre-releases.  When true, provide more thorough testing with
-# -lmcheck.
-development=true
diff --git a/gdb/gdbserver/Makefile.in b/gdb/gdbserver/Makefile.in
index f773fa2..b795b38 100644
--- a/gdb/gdbserver/Makefile.in
+++ b/gdb/gdbserver/Makefile.in
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ $(GNULIB_BUILDDIR)/Makefile: $(srcdir)/../gnulib/Makefile.in config.status
 	  CONFIG_LINKS= \
 	  $(SHELL) config.status
 
-config.status: configure configure.srv $(srcdir)/../development.sh
+config.status: configure configure.srv $(srcdir)/../../bfd/development.sh
 	$(SHELL) ./config.status --recheck
 
 # automatic rebuilding in automake-generated Makefiles requires
diff --git a/gdb/gdbserver/configure b/gdb/gdbserver/configure
index 101062f..62adc71 100755
--- a/gdb/gdbserver/configure
+++ b/gdb/gdbserver/configure
@@ -4324,7 +4324,7 @@ fi
 
 
 # Set the 'development' global.
-. $srcdir/../development.sh
+. $srcdir/../../bfd/development.sh
 
 # Enable -lmcheck by default (it provides cheap-enough memory
 # mangling), but turn it off for releases.
diff --git a/gdb/gdbserver/configure.ac b/gdb/gdbserver/configure.ac
index 89a8eea..5a10ee7 100644
--- a/gdb/gdbserver/configure.ac
+++ b/gdb/gdbserver/configure.ac
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ AC_HEADER_STDC
 AC_FUNC_ALLOCA
 
 # Set the 'development' global.
-. $srcdir/../development.sh
+. $srcdir/../../bfd/development.sh
 
 # Enable -lmcheck by default (it provides cheap-enough memory
 # mangling), but turn it off for releases.
diff --git a/gold/Makefile.am b/gold/Makefile.am
index 78f0271..54393f9 100644
--- a/gold/Makefile.am
+++ b/gold/Makefile.am
@@ -197,6 +197,8 @@ dwp_LDADD = libgold.a $(LIBIBERTY) $(GOLD_LDADD) $(LIBINTL) $(THREADSLIB) \
 	$(LIBDL)
 dwp_LDFLAGS = $(GOLD_LDFLAGS)
 
+CONFIG_STATUS_DEPENDENCIES = $(srcdir)/../bfd/development.sh
+
 # Use an explicit dependency for the bison generated header file.
 expression.$(OBJEXT): yyscript.h
 script-sections.$(OBJEXT): yyscript.h
diff --git a/gold/Makefile.in b/gold/Makefile.in
index 1ef3cce..579505a 100644
--- a/gold/Makefile.in
+++ b/gold/Makefile.in
@@ -564,6 +564,7 @@ dwp_LDADD = libgold.a $(LIBIBERTY) $(GOLD_LDADD) $(LIBINTL) $(THREADSLIB) \
 	$(LIBDL)
 
 dwp_LDFLAGS = $(GOLD_LDFLAGS)
+CONFIG_STATUS_DEPENDENCIES = $(srcdir)/../bfd/development.sh
 POTFILES = $(CCFILES) $(HFILES) $(TARGETSOURCES)
 @GCC_TRUE@@NATIVE_LINKER_TRUE@ld1_SOURCES = $(sources_var)
 @GCC_TRUE@@NATIVE_LINKER_TRUE@ld1_DEPENDENCIES = $(deps_var) gcctestdir1/ld
diff --git a/gold/configure b/gold/configure
index f61307b..6f53b22 100755
--- a/gold/configure
+++ b/gold/configure
@@ -6630,6 +6630,9 @@ fi
 
 
 
+# Set the 'development' global.
+. $srcdir/../bfd/development.sh
+
 GCC_WARN_CFLAGS="-W -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes"
 cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
@@ -6664,8 +6667,8 @@ case "${host}" in
   *) ;;
 esac
 
-# Enable -Werror by default when using gcc
-if test "${GCC}" = yes -a -z "${ERROR_ON_WARNING}" ; then
+# Enable -Werror by default when using gcc.  Turn it off for releases.
+if test "${GCC}" = yes -a -z "${ERROR_ON_WARNING}" -a "$development" = true ; then
     ERROR_ON_WARNING=yes
 fi
 
diff --git a/gprof/Makefile.am b/gprof/Makefile.am
index 1db6951..2daefac 100644
--- a/gprof/Makefile.am
+++ b/gprof/Makefile.am
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ diststuff: $(BUILT_SOURCES) info $(man_MANS)
 
 # We extract version from bfd/configure.in, make sure to rerun configure
 # when BFD's version changes.
-CONFIG_STATUS_DEPENDENCIES = $(BFDDIR)/configure.in
+CONFIG_STATUS_DEPENDENCIES = $(BFDDIR)/configure.in \
+	$(BFDDIR)/development.sh
 
 # This empty rule is a hack against gmake patched by Apple.
 %.o:%.m
diff --git a/gprof/Makefile.in b/gprof/Makefile.in
index 3af41e8..1706ba7 100644
--- a/gprof/Makefile.in
+++ b/gprof/Makefile.in
@@ -325,7 +325,9 @@ EXTRA_DIST = $(BUILT_SOURCES) bbconv.pl $(man_MANS)
 
 # We extract version from bfd/configure.in, make sure to rerun configure
 # when BFD's version changes.
-CONFIG_STATUS_DEPENDENCIES = $(BFDDIR)/configure.in
+CONFIG_STATUS_DEPENDENCIES = $(BFDDIR)/configure.in \
+	$(BFDDIR)/development.sh
+
 POTFILES = $(sources) $(noinst_HEADERS)
 MANCONF = -Dman
 TEXI2POD = perl $(srcdir)/../etc/texi2pod.pl $(AM_MAKEINFOFLAGS)
diff --git a/gprof/configure b/gprof/configure
index 5a9c81e..3d6b415 100755
--- a/gprof/configure
+++ b/gprof/configure
@@ -12004,6 +12004,9 @@ fi
 
 
 
+# Set the 'development' global.
+. $srcdir/../bfd/development.sh
+
 GCC_WARN_CFLAGS="-W -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes"
 cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
@@ -12038,8 +12041,8 @@ case "${host}" in
   *) ;;
 esac
 
-# Enable -Werror by default when using gcc
-if test "${GCC}" = yes -a -z "${ERROR_ON_WARNING}" ; then
+# Enable -Werror by default when using gcc.  Turn it off for releases.
+if test "${GCC}" = yes -a -z "${ERROR_ON_WARNING}" -a "$development" = true ; then
     ERROR_ON_WARNING=yes
 fi
 
diff --git a/ld/Makefile.am b/ld/Makefile.am
index 24ba3e1..44e7ca6 100644
--- a/ld/Makefile.am
+++ b/ld/Makefile.am
@@ -2057,7 +2057,8 @@ MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = configdoc.texi ld.1
 # We want to reconfigure if configure.host or configure.tgt changes.  We
 # extract version from bfd/configure.in, so we must depend on that also.
 CONFIG_STATUS_DEPENDENCIES = $(srcdir)/configure.host $(srcdir)/configure.tgt \
-	$(srcdir)/../bfd/configure.in
+	$(srcdir)/../bfd/configure.in \
+	$(srcdir)/../bfd/development.sh
 
 MOSTLYCLEANFILES = $(STAGESTUFF) ld1$(EXEEXT) ld2$(EXEEXT) ld3$(EXEEXT) \
 	ldemul-list.h crtbegin.@OBJEXT@ crtend.@OBJEXT@ ld.log ld.sum
diff --git a/ld/Makefile.in b/ld/Makefile.in
index 9dd4399..2582cea 100644
--- a/ld/Makefile.in
+++ b/ld/Makefile.in
@@ -888,7 +888,8 @@ MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = configdoc.texi ld.1 ld.info
 # We want to reconfigure if configure.host or configure.tgt changes.  We
 # extract version from bfd/configure.in, so we must depend on that also.
 CONFIG_STATUS_DEPENDENCIES = $(srcdir)/configure.host $(srcdir)/configure.tgt \
-	$(srcdir)/../bfd/configure.in
+	$(srcdir)/../bfd/configure.in \
+	$(srcdir)/../bfd/development.sh
 
 MOSTLYCLEANFILES = $(STAGESTUFF) ld1$(EXEEXT) ld2$(EXEEXT) ld3$(EXEEXT) \
 	ldemul-list.h crtbegin.@OBJEXT@ crtend.@OBJEXT@ ld.log ld.sum
diff --git a/ld/configure b/ld/configure
index b6c3246..6dd7bc6 100755
--- a/ld/configure
+++ b/ld/configure
@@ -4642,6 +4642,9 @@ $as_echo "$ac_cv_path_EGREP" >&6; }
 
 
 
+# Set the 'development' global.
+. $srcdir/../bfd/development.sh
+
 GCC_WARN_CFLAGS="-W -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes"
 cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
@@ -4676,8 +4679,8 @@ case "${host}" in
   *) ;;
 esac
 
-# Enable -Werror by default when using gcc
-if test "${GCC}" = yes -a -z "${ERROR_ON_WARNING}" ; then
+# Enable -Werror by default when using gcc.  Turn it off for releases.
+if test "${GCC}" = yes -a -z "${ERROR_ON_WARNING}" -a "$development" = true ; then
     ERROR_ON_WARNING=yes
 fi
 
@@ -12193,7 +12196,7 @@ else
   lt_dlunknown=0; lt_dlno_uscore=1; lt_dlneed_uscore=2
   lt_status=$lt_dlunknown
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<_LT_EOF
-#line 12196 "configure"
+#line 12199 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #if HAVE_DLFCN_H
@@ -12299,7 +12302,7 @@ else
   lt_dlunknown=0; lt_dlno_uscore=1; lt_dlneed_uscore=2
   lt_status=$lt_dlunknown
   cat > conftest.$ac_ext <<_LT_EOF
-#line 12302 "configure"
+#line 12305 "configure"
 #include "confdefs.h"
 
 #if HAVE_DLFCN_H
diff --git a/opcodes/Makefile.am b/opcodes/Makefile.am
index de98c28..9ff6a38 100644
--- a/opcodes/Makefile.am
+++ b/opcodes/Makefile.am
@@ -296,7 +296,8 @@ OFILES = @BFD_MACHINES@
 
 # We should reconfigure whenever bfd/configure.in changes, because
 # that's where the version number in Makefile comes from.
-CONFIG_STATUS_DEPENDENCIES = $(BFDDIR)/configure.in
+CONFIG_STATUS_DEPENDENCIES = $(BFDDIR)/configure.in \
+	$(BFDDIR)/development.sh
 
 AM_CPPFLAGS = -I. -I$(srcdir) -I../bfd -I$(INCDIR) -I$(BFDDIR) @HDEFINES@ @INCINTL@
 
diff --git a/opcodes/Makefile.in b/opcodes/Makefile.in
index 5995f1c..f83f1d9 100644
--- a/opcodes/Makefile.in
+++ b/opcodes/Makefile.in
@@ -569,7 +569,9 @@ OFILES = @BFD_MACHINES@
 
 # We should reconfigure whenever bfd/configure.in changes, because
 # that's where the version number in Makefile comes from.
-CONFIG_STATUS_DEPENDENCIES = $(BFDDIR)/configure.in
+CONFIG_STATUS_DEPENDENCIES = $(BFDDIR)/configure.in \
+	$(BFDDIR)/development.sh
+
 AM_CPPFLAGS = -I. -I$(srcdir) -I../bfd -I$(INCDIR) -I$(BFDDIR) @HDEFINES@ @INCINTL@
 libopcodes_la_SOURCES = dis-buf.c disassemble.c dis-init.c
 # It's desirable to list ../bfd/libbfd.la in DEPENDENCIES and LIBADD.
diff --git a/opcodes/configure b/opcodes/configure
index 9379bbf..40a2b85 100755
--- a/opcodes/configure
+++ b/opcodes/configure
@@ -11504,6 +11504,9 @@ esac
 fi
 
 
+# Set the 'development' global.
+. $srcdir/../bfd/development.sh
+
 GCC_WARN_CFLAGS="-W -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes"
 cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
@@ -11538,8 +11541,8 @@ case "${host}" in
   *) ;;
 esac
 
-# Enable -Werror by default when using gcc
-if test "${GCC}" = yes -a -z "${ERROR_ON_WARNING}" ; then
+# Enable -Werror by default when using gcc.  Turn it off for releases.
+if test "${GCC}" = yes -a -z "${ERROR_ON_WARNING}" -a "$development" = true ; then
     ERROR_ON_WARNING=yes
 fi
 
