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* [gcc r12-4581] doc: Fix documentation around 'asm' keyword in C++
@ 2021-10-20 18:43 Jonathan Wakely
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https://gcc.gnu.org/g:154c6d430ee173904237de64d5aae11565201318

commit r12-4581-g154c6d430ee173904237de64d5aae11565201318
Author: Jonathan Wakely <jwakely@redhat.com>
Date:   Wed Oct 20 19:41:49 2021 +0100

    doc: Fix documentation around 'asm' keyword in C++
    
    The documentation on asm statements suggests asm is always a GNU
    extension, but it's been part of ISO C++ since the first standard.
    
    The documentation of -fno-asm is wrong for C++ as it states that it only
    affects typeof, but actually it affects typeof and asm (despite asm
    being part of ISO C++).
    
    gcc/ChangeLog:
    
            * doc/extend.texi (Basic Asm): Clarify that asm is not an
            extension in C++.
            * doc/invoke.texi (-fno-asm): Fix description for C++.

Diff:
---
 gcc/doc/extend.texi | 10 ++++++----
 gcc/doc/invoke.texi | 16 ++++++++--------
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/gcc/doc/extend.texi b/gcc/doc/extend.texi
index 3c942d81c32..eee4c6737bb 100644
--- a/gcc/doc/extend.texi
+++ b/gcc/doc/extend.texi
@@ -9728,10 +9728,12 @@ A basic @code{asm} statement has the following syntax:
 asm @var{asm-qualifiers} ( @var{AssemblerInstructions} )
 @end example
 
-The @code{asm} keyword is a GNU extension.
-When writing code that can be compiled with @option{-ansi} and the
-various @option{-std} options, use @code{__asm__} instead of 
-@code{asm} (@pxref{Alternate Keywords}).
+For the C language, the @code{asm} keyword is a GNU extension.
+When writing C code that can be compiled with @option{-ansi} and the
+@option{-std} options that select C dialects without GNU extensions, use
+@code{__asm__} instead of @code{asm} (@pxref{Alternate Keywords}).  For
+the C++ language, @code{asm} is a standard keyword, but @code{__asm__}
+can be used for code compiled with @option{-fno-asm}.
 
 @subsubheading Qualifiers
 @table @code
diff --git a/gcc/doc/invoke.texi b/gcc/doc/invoke.texi
index c93d822431f..6d1e328571a 100644
--- a/gcc/doc/invoke.texi
+++ b/gcc/doc/invoke.texi
@@ -2485,14 +2485,14 @@ supported for C as this construct is allowed by C++.
 Do not recognize @code{asm}, @code{inline} or @code{typeof} as a
 keyword, so that code can use these words as identifiers.  You can use
 the keywords @code{__asm__}, @code{__inline__} and @code{__typeof__}
-instead.  @option{-ansi} implies @option{-fno-asm}.
-
-In C++, this switch only affects the @code{typeof} keyword, since
-@code{asm} and @code{inline} are standard keywords.  You may want to
-use the @option{-fno-gnu-keywords} flag instead, which has the same
-effect.  In C99 mode (@option{-std=c99} or @option{-std=gnu99}), this
-switch only affects the @code{asm} and @code{typeof} keywords, since
-@code{inline} is a standard keyword in ISO C99.
+instead.  In C, @option{-ansi} implies @option{-fno-asm}.
+
+In C++, @code{inline} is a standard keyword and is not affected by
+this switch.  You may want to use the @option{-fno-gnu-keywords} flag
+instead, which disables @code{typeof} but not @code{asm} and
+@code{inline}.  In C99 mode (@option{-std=c99} or @option{-std=gnu99}),
+this switch only affects the @code{asm} and @code{typeof} keywords,
+since @code{inline} is a standard keyword in ISO C99.
 
 @item -fno-builtin
 @itemx -fno-builtin-@var{function}


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