frew@ucsbcsl.UUCP (James Frew) (10/17/84)
Alright all you C wizards, gurus, trolls, etc. Howcumzit when I run
"lint" on:
foo()
{
struct foo bar;
}
I get:
foo1.c(3): unknown size
foo1.c(3): warning: structure foo never defined
foo1.c(3): warning: bar unused in function foo
foo1.c(3): warning: structure bar never defined
whereas with:
foo()
{
static struct foo bar;
}
I get:
foo2.c(3): compiler error: insane structure member list
I find the former diagnostics considerably more edifying than the
latter. My question is: is there a valid reason for the latter
diagnostic (i.e., does it give me any additional information), or
should this be considered a bug in "lint"?
P.S.: this was run under 4.2BSD
James Frew {cepu,dscvax2,sdcsvax,ucbvax}!ucsbcsl!frew
Computer Systems Lab., Univ. of Calif., Santa Barbara, CA 93106
(805) 961-2309
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James Frew {cepu,dscvax2,sdcsvax,ucbvax}!ucsbcsl!frew
Computer Systems Lab., Univ. of Calif., Santa Barbara, CA 93106
(805) 961-2309