torek@elf.ee.lbl.gov (Chris Torek) (04/05/91)
In article <18234@crdgw1.crd.ge.com> volpe@camelback.crd.ge.com (Christopher R Volpe) writes: [given a ? b = 1 : c = 1 or equivalent] >GCC ... with -ansi [and -pedantic] ... never finds the syntax >violation. True, but it does produce a diagnostic, so I think it is doing the right thing. It is no surprise that gcc's parser accepts the expression: gcc uses a single yacc (well, bison) grammar and has extensions, so it must use some other error for `-ansi -pedantic' violations that otherwise fit its extensions (as in this case). I am sure the standard does not require the diagnostic for the above to be `syntax error'. `Invalid lvalue in assignment' is not the best error message, though. -- In-Real-Life: Chris Torek, Lawrence Berkeley Lab CSE/EE (+1 415 486 5427) Berkeley, CA Domain: torek@ee.lbl.gov