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From: "vincent-gcc at vinc17 dot net" <gcc-bugzilla@gcc.gnu.org> To: gcc-bugs@gcc.gnu.org Subject: [Bug c/101125] New: warn when a construct would become invalid if a function were replaced by a function-like macro Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2021 14:38:48 +0000 [thread overview] Message-ID: <bug-101125-4@http.gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/> (raw) https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=101125 Bug ID: 101125 Summary: warn when a construct would become invalid if a function were replaced by a function-like macro Product: gcc Version: 11.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: c Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org Reporter: vincent-gcc at vinc17 dot net Target Milestone: --- In the standard C library and some other libraries (like GNU MPFR), functions may be replaced by function-like macros with the same behavior. So, in order to detect potential portability issues, GCC should provide a warning to check whether a construct used with a function call would become invalid if the function were replaced by a macro. Such a difference can at least come from the use of the comma in some expressions. Example: struct s { int a, b; }; void f (int); #define F(X) f(X) void g (void) { f ((struct s){0,1}.a); F ((struct s){0,1}.a); } The call to f is valid, but the use of the macro yields an error because the preprocessor assumes that there are 2 arguments in the call: "(struct s){0" and "1}.a". Here, one should use additional parentheses: F (((struct s){0,1}.a)); AFAIK, the library (which provides the function and the macro in a header file) cannot do anything to avoid such an error; only the user can avoid it, but he may not be aware of the issue as long as only a function is provided. Hence the usefulness of the proposed warning.
next reply other threads:[~2021-06-18 14:38 UTC|newest] Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top 2021-06-18 14:38 vincent-gcc at vinc17 dot net [this message] 2021-06-18 17:00 ` [Bug c/101125] " pinskia at gcc dot gnu.org 2021-06-18 19:15 ` vincent-gcc at vinc17 dot net
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