Re: c/8506: 3.3 (1104) disallowing omission of parameters in fn def

[Phil Edwards <phil@jaj.com>]

The following reply was made to PR c/8506; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Phil Edwards <phil@jaj.com>
To: jdonner0@earthlink.net
Cc: gcc-gnats@gcc.gnu.org
Subject: Re: c/8506: 3.3 (1104) disallowing omission of parameters in fn def
Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2002 13:02:33 -0500

 On Fri, Nov 08, 2002 at 05:52:24PM -0000, jdonner0@earthlink.net wrote:
 > >Description:
 > gcc now makes it an error to omit parameter names, eg
 > 
 > int foo(int /* note, omitted parameter name*/){}
 > now gives an error.
 > 
 > $ gcc foo.c
 > foo.c: In function `foo':
 > foo.c:1: error: parameter name omitted
 
 It's correct C++, but I don't believe it's correct C.  Try renaming the
 file and running "gcc -c foo.cc" (or .cpp or whatever) instead.
 
 You can always omit the names in declarations, of course, but not
 definitions.
 
 
 Phil
 
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