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Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"?

From blp@cs.stanford.edu (Ben Pfaff)
Newsgroups comp.lang.c
Subject Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"?
Date 2011-05-10 21:07 -0700
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Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> writes:

> As I wrote elsethread, your best bet is probably just to ignore
> everything after the first syntax error message, then fix the syntax
> error and compile again.

That doesn't help with the OP's problem.  Try compiling the
following with GCC, without any compiler options:

    int a(void)
    {
       return 1;

    int b(void)
    {
       return 2;
    }

    int c(void)
    {
       return 3;
    }

The only diagnostic is this:

    tmp.c: In function ‘a’:
    tmp.c:13: error: expected declaration or statement at end of input

As the OP said, the location of the error is far removed from the
actual problem, a missing } at the end of a().
-- 
"To get the best out of this book, I strongly recommend that you read it."
--Richard Heathfield

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compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? David Mathog <dmathog@gmail.com> - 2011-05-10 09:00 -0700
  Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? Tom St Denis <tom@iahu.ca> - 2011-05-10 10:08 -0700
  Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? Ben Pfaff <blp@cs.stanford.edu> - 2011-05-10 10:30 -0700
    Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? David Mathog <dmathog@gmail.com> - 2011-05-10 15:54 -0700
    Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? David Mathog <dmathog@gmail.com> - 2011-05-10 15:56 -0700
      Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-05-10 17:41 -0700
        Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? blp@cs.stanford.edu (Ben Pfaff) - 2011-05-10 21:07 -0700
    Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? Datesfat Chicks <datesfat.chicks@gmail.com> - 2011-05-10 19:32 -0400
      Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? Michael Press <rubrum@pacbell.net> - 2011-05-10 23:32 -0700
        Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? Datesfat Chicks <datesfat.chicks@gmail.com> - 2011-05-11 11:49 -0400
          Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? Michael Press <rubrum@pacbell.net> - 2011-05-11 14:19 -0700
  Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-05-10 10:37 -0700
  Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? "Kleuskes & Moos" <kleuske@xs4all.nl> - 2011-05-10 13:34 -0700
    Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-05-10 21:22 +0000
      Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? "Kleuskes & Moos" <kleuske@xs4all.nl> - 2011-05-10 16:00 -0700
        Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-05-11 03:16 +0000
      Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-05-11 12:32 +1200
        Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-05-10 17:56 -0700
        Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? blp@cs.stanford.edu (Ben Pfaff) - 2011-05-10 21:09 -0700
          Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-05-11 16:14 +1200
            Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? Ben Pfaff <blp@cs.stanford.edu> - 2011-05-10 21:19 -0700
              Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-05-11 16:26 +1200
              Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? Dr Nick <3-nospam@temporary-address.org.uk> - 2011-05-11 07:10 +0100
                Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2011-05-11 20:50 +1200
                Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? Dr Nick <3-nospam@temporary-address.org.uk> - 2011-05-11 18:53 +0100
              Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? Sherm Pendley <sherm.pendley@gmail.com> - 2011-05-11 11:23 -0400
            Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? Seebs <usenet-nospam@seebs.net> - 2011-05-11 05:30 +0000
      Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? Jonathan Leffler <jleffler@earthlink.net> - 2011-05-10 21:26 -0700
        Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-05-11 08:07 -0700
      Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? luser- -droog <mijoryx@yahoo.com> - 2011-05-11 06:04 -0700
        Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? pete <pfiland@mindspring.com> - 2011-05-11 09:42 -0400
    Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-05-10 17:34 -0700
      Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? David Mathog <dmathog@gmail.com> - 2011-05-12 08:44 -0700
        Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? Kenneth Brody <kenbrody@spamcop.net> - 2011-05-12 13:41 -0400
          Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? Michael Press <rubrum@pacbell.net> - 2011-05-12 12:08 -0700
            Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? Chad <cdalten@gmail.com> - 2011-05-12 15:28 -0700
        Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-05-12 11:49 -0700
          Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? David Mathog <dmathog@gmail.com> - 2011-05-13 08:56 -0700
            Re: compiler switch to indicate "end of function"? "robertwessel2@yahoo.com" <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2011-05-14 00:03 -0700

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