Re: RFS: ustr (updated package)
James Antill wrote:
> Bernd Zeimetz <bernd@bzed.de> writes:
>
>> James Antill wrote:
>>> That code is basically:
>>>
>>> extern inline size_t ustr_xi__pow2(int use_big, unsigned char len)
>>> {
>>> static const unsigned char map_big_pow2[4] = {2, 4, 8, 16};
>>> static const unsigned char map_pow2[4] = {0, 1, 2, 4};
>>>
>>> ...so I'm pretty sure it's correct as is, and the version of GCC
>>> used is giving out false warnings.
>> I doubt that.
>> http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2006-05/msg00182.html
>
> From the above email:
>
> This patch makes GCC's inline function support more like the C99
> support. To be precise, it implements 6.7.4 paragraph 3
>
> ISO 9899:1999, 6.7.4 paragraph 3 says:
>
> An inline definition of a function with external linkage shall not
> contain a definition of a modifiable object with static storage
> duration, and shall not contain a reference to an identifier with
> internal linkage.
>
> ...as both of the declarations are "static const", 6.7.4#3 doesn't
> apply.
As the gcc 4.3 on my laptop is pretty old now, and the recent package is
missing some Dependencies yet, could somebody (like the maintainer)
please keep an eye on this and report against gcc if appropriate?
Cheers,
Bernd
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Bernd Zeimetz
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