Compiler Warnings

[Dave Thompson]

On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 18:14:21 GMT, "Mike Wahler"

The content and meanings of compiler warning (and error) messages
are unique to each compiler.
Yes.


I suggest you read more closely . I'm sure the gcc manual
has these descriptions.

No, the GCC documentation does not contain descriptions of the
diagnostic messages as such. Some diagnostics are controlled by flags
(-W*) because they are (though) less likely to really be problems, and
the descriptions of these flags do explain to some extent the meaning
of the related diagnostics, but not their exact wording.

I don't recall anyone who made a practice of actually releasing
documentation of "error" or diagnostic or similar messages but IBM
(already mentioned) and DEC.

Also, if you have some code that's producing a warning you don't
understand, you can post it here and others will probably be able
to spot the trouble. But only post enough code to demonstrate the
problem.

Yes, except the usual advice is to post the smallest "possible" (or at
least the smallest you can find) *complete* program. Posting just
excerpts of code often omits information that turns out to be vital.

- David.Thompson1 at worldnet.att.net