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* [Bug c++/42067] New: Misleading error message for misusing a type
@ 2009-11-16 16:59 jlquinn at optonline dot net
2009-11-16 17:02 ` [Bug c++/42067] " pinskia at gcc dot gnu dot org
2009-11-16 17:05 ` pinskia at gcc dot gnu dot org
0 siblings, 2 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: jlquinn at optonline dot net @ 2009-11-16 16:59 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: gcc-bugs
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The following small test drove me crazy and had me convinced that gcc 4.4 had
regressed. I had the C++ spec out too trying to understand exactly how string
is declared until I eventually saw the actual problem, which is that the first
parameter is named 'string'.
I'm not sure exactly how to improve the error message here. 4.3 and earlier
accept this code.
#include <string>
using std::string;
int fn(string& string, string& head);
g++-4.4 -c junk.C
junk.C:3: error: ‘string’ is not a type
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Summary: Misleading error message for misusing a type
Product: gcc
Version: 4.4.2
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: enhancement
Priority: P3
Component: c++
AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org
ReportedBy: jlquinn at optonline dot net
http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=42067
^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 4+ messages in thread* [Bug c++/42067] Misleading error message for misusing a type 2009-11-16 16:59 [Bug c++/42067] New: Misleading error message for misusing a type jlquinn at optonline dot net @ 2009-11-16 17:02 ` pinskia at gcc dot gnu dot org 2009-11-16 17:05 ` pinskia at gcc dot gnu dot org 1 sibling, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread From: pinskia at gcc dot gnu dot org @ 2009-11-16 17:02 UTC (permalink / raw) To: gcc-bugs ------- Comment #1 from pinskia at gcc dot gnu dot org 2009-11-16 17:02 ------- Well you are not misusing a type here really. The second string causes string to be a variable name, so the error message is correct as it is no longer a type at that point. -- http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=42067 ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 4+ messages in thread
* [Bug c++/42067] Misleading error message for misusing a type 2009-11-16 16:59 [Bug c++/42067] New: Misleading error message for misusing a type jlquinn at optonline dot net 2009-11-16 17:02 ` [Bug c++/42067] " pinskia at gcc dot gnu dot org @ 2009-11-16 17:05 ` pinskia at gcc dot gnu dot org 1 sibling, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread From: pinskia at gcc dot gnu dot org @ 2009-11-16 17:05 UTC (permalink / raw) To: gcc-bugs ------- Comment #2 from pinskia at gcc dot gnu dot org 2009-11-16 17:04 ------- Comeau online tester gives: "ComeauTest.c", line 4: error: parameter "string" is not a type name int fn(string& string, string& head); Which is only slightly better. The trunk gives a column number: t.cc:3:24: error: 'string' is not a type Which shows where the problem is. -- pinskia at gcc dot gnu dot org changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Keywords| |diagnostic http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=42067 ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 4+ messages in thread
[parent not found: <bug-42067-4@http.gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/>]
* [Bug c++/42067] Misleading error message for misusing a type [not found] <bug-42067-4@http.gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/> @ 2013-06-16 23:05 ` paolo.carlini at oracle dot com 0 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread From: paolo.carlini at oracle dot com @ 2013-06-16 23:05 UTC (permalink / raw) To: gcc-bugs http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=42067 Paolo Carlini <paolo.carlini at oracle dot com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|UNCONFIRMED |RESOLVED CC|gcc-bugs at gcc dot gnu.org | Known to work| |4.8.0, 4.9.0 Resolution|--- |FIXED --- Comment #3 from Paolo Carlini <paolo.carlini at oracle dot com> --- I think it's safe to say that this is fixed. ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 4+ messages in thread
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2009-11-16 16:59 [Bug c++/42067] New: Misleading error message for misusing a type jlquinn at optonline dot net
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2009-11-16 17:05 ` pinskia at gcc dot gnu dot org
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