From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 22245 invoked by alias); 20 Aug 2002 14:46:05 -0000 Mailing-List: contact gcc-prs-help@gcc.gnu.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: Sender: gcc-prs-owner@gcc.gnu.org Received: (qmail 22226 invoked by uid 71); 20 Aug 2002 14:46:03 -0000 Resent-Date: 20 Aug 2002 14:46:03 -0000 Resent-Message-ID: <20020820144603.22225.qmail@sources.redhat.com> Resent-From: gcc-gnats@gcc.gnu.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-Cc: gcc-prs@gcc.gnu.org, gcc-bugs@gcc.gnu.org Resent-Reply-To: gcc-gnats@gcc.gnu.org, ac131313@redhat.com Received: (qmail 21069 invoked by uid 61); 20 Aug 2002 14:44:14 -0000 Message-Id: <20020820144414.21068.qmail@sources.redhat.com> Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2002 08:46:00 -0000 From: ac131313@redhat.com Reply-To: ac131313@redhat.com To: gcc-gnats@gcc.gnu.org X-Send-Pr-Version: gnatsweb-2.9.3 (1.1.1.1.2.31) Subject: c/7655: -W name compatible, -W strict pointer compatible X-SW-Source: 2002-08/txt/msg00406.txt.bz2 List-Id: >Number: 7655 >Category: c >Synopsis: -W name compatible, -W strict pointer compatible >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: medium >Responsible: unassigned >State: open >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: net >Arrival-Date: Tue Aug 20 07:46:02 PDT 2002 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: ac131313@redhat.com >Release: unknown-1.0 >Organization: >Environment: >Description: Issue a warning when two variables type names do not match rather than their actual names. Or a variation. Things like: char *a; unsigned char *b; a = b; // warning This could also go into a -Wstrict-pointers? But also: typedef unsigned char bfd_byte; bfd_byte *a; unsigned char *b; a = b; // warning >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: