Re: [PATCH] More compile warning fixes for 2.4.0

Richard Henderson (rth@twiddle.net)
Mon, 8 Jan 2001 21:30:44 -0800


On Mon, Jan 08, 2001 at 08:50:01PM +0100, Erik Mouw wrote:
> Is this really a kernel bug? This is common idiom in C, so gcc
> shouldn't warn about it. If it does, it is a bug in gcc IMHO.

No, it is not a common idiom in C. It has _never_ been valid C.

GCC originally allowed it due to a mistake in the grammar; we
now warn for it. Fix your source.

r~
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