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Re: gcc_centric C code

From Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.c
Subject Re: gcc_centric C code
Date 2018-04-28 07:32 +1200
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On 04/27/2018 10:51 PM, bartc wrote:
> On 27/04/2018 09:41, Ian Collins wrote:
>> On 04/27/2018 10:48 AM, bartc wrote:
> 
>>> (Out of interest, what happens when you compile that pcc64.c file I
>>> linked to earlier [1] on that other machine, assuming it's 64-bit
>>> capable?
>>
>> It breaks the current version of the compiler, an older version rejects
>> it with 3101 warnings/errors.  Mostly along the lines of
>>
>> "pcc64.c", line 2785: cannot use an address to initialize a field of a
>> packed struct (#pragma pack)
>>
>> and
>>
>> "pcc64.c", line 16749: improper member use: mutable
> 
> (Warning or error? And what's wrong with it? ('mutable' is a member of
> an anonymous union.))

C99 doesn't have anonymous unions...  That compiler's default mode is 
roughly equivalent to "gcc -std=c99 -pedantic"

>> and
>>
>> "pcc64.c", line 3395: warning: initialization type mismatch
> 
> OK, thanks. If I add as many options as I can find, I get roughly 2000
> warnings (mostly about unused stuff), for example:
> 
> gcc -m64 -Wall -Wextra -Wformat=2 -Wno-format-nonliteral -Wshadow
> -Wpointer-arith -Wcast-qual -Wmissing-prototypes -Wno-missing-braces
> -std=c11 -D_GNU_SOURCE pcc64.c -opcc64.exe
> 
> but no errors. The pcc64.exe program is produced, and it will run,
> giving a usage message.
> 
> What options did you use? (Pretty strict I would bet.)
> 
> With C compilers as I normally use them:
> 
>      gcc (5.1.0 Windows)    0 warnings
>      Pelles C             500 warnings (unused labels, unreachable code)
>      lccwin                30 warnings
>      MSVC                   3 warnings
>      Tiny C                 0 warnings (don't know if it does warnings)
>      bcc                  ---          (does not generate warnings)
>      gcc (4.4.2 Linux)      1 warning  (overflow in numeric constant)
>      gcc (6.2.0 Linux)      4 warnings (printf argument mismatch)
>      DMC                   23 warnings (possible unintended assignments)
> 
> It's nice to see how much in agreement C compilers can be about what
> might be amiss in a program!
> 
>   > It breaks the current version of the compiler
> 
> What do you mean by it breaks it?

It warns that an internal static error checker encountered an unexpected 
error.  It does produce an executable output with 49 warnings, its 
default mode is c11.

-- 
Ian

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gcc_centric C code bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-04-25 16:21 +0100
  gcc_centric C code Chad <cdalten@gmail.com> - 2018-04-25 08:34 -0700
  Re: gcc_centric C code Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2018-04-25 16:41 +0100
    Re: gcc_centric C code Spiros Bousbouras <spibou@gmail.com> - 2018-04-25 16:19 +0000
      Re: gcc_centric C code bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-04-25 18:02 +0100
        Re: gcc_centric C code Nick Bowler <nbowler@draconx.ca> - 2018-04-25 17:15 +0000
          Re: gcc_centric C code Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2018-04-25 12:33 -0500
          Re: gcc_centric C code bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-04-25 20:51 +0100
            Re: gcc_centric C code supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-04-25 13:01 -0700
              Re: gcc_centric C code bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-04-25 21:21 +0100
            Re: gcc_centric C code jameskuyper@verizon.net - 2018-04-25 13:45 -0700
        Re: gcc_centric C code Spiros Bousbouras <spibou@gmail.com> - 2018-04-25 17:20 +0000
      Re: gcc_centric C code supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-04-25 10:30 -0700
        Re: gcc_centric C code Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2018-04-25 12:35 -0500
          Re: gcc_centric C code Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-04-25 10:54 -0700
            Re: gcc_centric C code Philipp Klaus Krause <pkk@spth.de> - 2018-04-25 20:27 +0200
              Re: gcc_centric C code Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-04-25 12:38 -0700
              Re: gcc_centric C code Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2018-04-25 19:53 -0500
                Re: gcc_centric C code Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-04-25 18:13 -0700
                Re: gcc_centric C code Nick Bowler <nbowler@draconx.ca> - 2018-04-26 15:16 +0000
                Re: gcc_centric C code Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2018-04-27 08:17 -0700
                Re: gcc_centric C code Philipp Klaus Krause <pkk@spth.de> - 2018-04-26 08:03 +0200
                Re: gcc_centric C code Nick Bowler <nbowler@draconx.ca> - 2018-04-26 14:30 +0000
                Re: gcc_centric C code jameskuyper@verizon.net - 2018-04-26 08:26 -0700
                Re: gcc_centric C code Philipp Klaus Krause <pkk@spth.de> - 2018-04-26 19:04 +0200
                Re: gcc_centric C code Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2018-04-27 07:48 +1200
                Re: gcc_centric C code bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-04-26 21:08 +0100
                Re: gcc_centric C code Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2018-04-27 08:18 +1200
                Re: gcc_centric C code bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-04-26 21:44 +0100
                Re: gcc_centric C code Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2018-04-27 09:01 +1200
                Re: gcc_centric C code bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-04-26 23:16 +0100
                Re: gcc_centric C code Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2018-04-27 10:27 +1200
                Re: gcc_centric C code bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-04-26 23:48 +0100
                Re: gcc_centric C code Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2018-04-27 20:41 +1200
                Re: gcc_centric C code bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-04-27 11:51 +0100
                Re: gcc_centric C code Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2018-04-28 07:32 +1200
                Re: gcc_centric C code Steven Petruzzellis <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-04-28 04:34 -0700
                Re: gcc_centric C code Steven Petruzzellis <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-04-26 23:05 -0700
                Re: gcc_centric C code jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2018-04-27 00:52 +0200
                Re: gcc_centric C code supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-04-26 16:23 -0700
                Re: gcc_centric C code bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-04-28 11:24 +0100
                Re: gcc_centric C code bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-04-28 01:42 +0100
                Re: gcc_centric C code Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2018-04-26 21:40 +0000
                Re: gcc_centric C code bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-04-26 23:34 +0100
                Re: gcc_centric C code "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid_chris_thomasson@invalid.invalid> - 2018-04-26 14:13 -0700
                Re: gcc_centric C code "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid_chris_thomasson@invalid.invalid> - 2018-04-26 14:16 -0700
            Re: gcc_centric C code Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2018-04-27 08:08 -0700
              Re: gcc_centric C code Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-04-27 09:11 -0700
                Re: gcc_centric C code supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-04-27 09:26 -0700
                Re: gcc_centric C code Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2018-04-27 09:49 -0700
          Re: gcc_centric C code supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-04-25 12:31 -0700
            Re: gcc_centric C code Nick Bowler <nbowler@draconx.ca> - 2018-04-25 20:13 +0000
              Re: gcc_centric C code supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-04-25 13:50 -0700
        Re: gcc_centric C code Nick Bowler <nbowler@draconx.ca> - 2018-04-25 18:02 +0000
      Re: gcc_centric C code Steven Petruzzellis <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-04-25 22:39 -0700
    Re: gcc_centric C code bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-04-25 18:36 +0100
      Re: gcc_centric C code Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2018-04-25 23:15 +0100
        Re: gcc_centric C code bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-04-26 02:02 +0100
          Re: gcc_centric C code Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-04-25 18:28 -0700
          Re: gcc_centric C code Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2018-04-26 11:45 +0100
            Re: gcc_centric C code bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-04-26 14:53 +0100
              Re: gcc_centric C code Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2018-04-26 23:38 +0100
                Re: gcc_centric C code bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-04-27 00:31 +0100
                Re: gcc_centric C code Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2018-04-27 00:47 +0100
                Re: gcc_centric C code bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-04-27 02:28 +0100
                Re: gcc_centric C code Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2018-04-27 03:44 -0700
                Re: gcc_centric C code bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-05-03 13:57 +0100
                Re: gcc_centric C code Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2018-05-03 11:02 -0700
                Re: gcc_centric C code Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2018-05-03 11:07 -0700
                Re: gcc_centric C code Steven Petruzzellis <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-05-03 11:13 -0700
                Re: gcc_centric C code bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-05-03 19:50 +0100
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                Re: gcc_centric C code Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2018-05-03 13:44 -0700
                Re: gcc_centric C code Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2018-05-11 10:25 -0700
            Re: gcc_centric C code Steven Petruzzellis <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-04-26 07:01 -0700
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                Re: Clearly everyone else likes to do things the hard way bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-04-26 21:36 +0100
                Re: Clearly everyone else likes to do things the hard way C W Rose <cwr@seckford.org> - 2018-04-27 19:23 +0100
                Re: Clearly everyone else likes to do things the hard way bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-04-28 14:34 +0100
                Re: Clearly everyone else likes to do things the hard way Steven Petruzzellis <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-04-28 10:32 -0700
                Re: Clearly everyone else likes to do things the hard way supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-04-30 10:16 -0700
                Re: Clearly everyone else likes to do things the hard way bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-04-30 19:41 +0100
                Re: Clearly everyone else likes to do things the hard way supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-04-30 12:11 -0700
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                Re: Clearly everyone else likes to do things the hard way scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2018-04-30 19:12 +0000
                Re: Clearly everyone else likes to do things the hard way bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-04-30 21:19 +0100
                Re: Clearly everyone else likes to do things the hard way Steven Petruzzellis <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-04-30 19:23 -0700
                Re: Clearly everyone else likes to do things the hard way Philipp Klaus Krause <pkk@spth.de> - 2018-04-26 19:45 +0200
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        Re: gcc_centric C code bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-04-26 11:06 +0100
          Re: gcc_centric C code bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-04-26 11:27 +0100
      Re: gcc_centric C code antispam@math.uni.wroc.pl - 2018-04-26 17:00 +0000
  Re: gcc_centric C code Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2018-04-25 09:26 -0700
  Re: gcc_centric C code Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2018-04-26 12:39 +0000
    Re: gcc_centric C code gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2018-04-26 13:09 +0000
  Re: gcc_centric C code Wouter Verhelst <w@uter.be> - 2018-04-26 13:26 +0200
    Re: gcc_centric C code bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-04-26 18:03 +0100
    Re: gcc_centric C code Steven Petruzzellis <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-04-26 14:32 -0700
  Re: gcc_centric C code Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2018-04-27 09:41 -0700
    Re: gcc_centric C code bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2018-04-27 19:37 +0100

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