As Chris and Martin have pointed out, the behaviour should not be changed. To get the warning, use `-std=c89' or `-std=c99'. But I'm unsure, why compiling with -fno-dollars-in-identifiers doesn't print a warning. Is this correct? Matthias -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-gcc-request@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org