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From: "redi at gcc dot gnu.org" <gcc-bugzilla@gcc.gnu.org>
To: gcc-bugs@gcc.gnu.org
Subject: [Bug c/53196] unknown struct name in C99 compound initializer doesn't generate error
Date: Wed, 02 May 2012 19:32:00 -0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <bug-53196-4-zev7JqP49U@http.gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <bug-53196-4@http.gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/>

http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=53196

--- Comment #2 from Jonathan Wakely <redi at gcc dot gnu.org> 2012-05-02 19:32:03 UTC ---
(In reply to comment #1)
> Interestingly, the code without the typo:
> 
> struct foo {
>   int i;
> };
> 
> int
> main(void)
> {
>   struct foo f = (struct foo) { };
>   return 0;
> }
> 
> is rejected by g++:

That's simply because compound literals aren't valid in C++.

Also, to be valid C the initializer should be { 0 }, allowing an empty
initializer is a GNU C extension.


  parent reply	other threads:[~2012-05-02 19:32 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-05-02 17:55 [Bug c/53196] New: " lzie59p1 at frolickingcow dot net
2012-05-02 19:13 ` [Bug c/53196] " manu at gcc dot gnu.org
2012-05-02 19:32 ` redi at gcc dot gnu.org [this message]
2012-05-02 19:52 ` manu at gcc dot gnu.org
2012-05-02 20:00 ` joseph at codesourcery dot com
2012-05-02 20:11 ` manu at gcc dot gnu.org
2012-05-02 21:17 ` redi at gcc dot gnu.org
2012-05-02 21:22 ` redi at gcc dot gnu.org
2012-06-12 21:16 ` jakub at gcc dot gnu.org
2013-02-19 20:37 ` LpSolit at netscape dot net

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