options.texi (Negative): Explicitly mention that the Negative chain must be circular.

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	* doc/options.texi (Negative): Explicitly mention that the
	Negative chain must be circular.

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2011-04-14 Richard Sandiford <rdsandiford@googlemail.com>
* doc/options.texi (Negative): Explicitly mention that the
Negative chain must be circular.
2011-04-14 Nathan Froyd <froydnj@codesourcery.com>
* function.h (block_chainon): Declare.

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propagate through the @code{Negative} property of the option to be
turned off.
As a consequence, if you have a group of mutually-exclusive
options, their @code{Negative} properties should form a circular chain.
For example, if options @option{-@var{a}}, @option{-@var{b}} and
@option{-@var{c}} are mutually exclusive, their respective @code{Negative}
properties should be @samp{Negative(@var{b})}, @samp{Negative(@var{c})}
and @samp{Negative(@var{a})}.
@item Joined
@itemx Separate
The option takes a mandatory argument. @code{Joined} indicates