Re: [Cocci] How to match function calls in macros?

[Julia Lawall]

On Mon, 18 May 2020, Markus Elfring wrote:

> >> How would (or should) the Coccinelle software handle the mentioned search 
> >> pattern
> >> if such a line continuation indication was omitted between a macro 
> >> declaration
> >> and subsequent source code?
> >
> > The macro ends at the first line that doesn't end with a \
>
> This is fine.
>
>
> > If the developer forgets the \ there would likely be a parsing problem.
>
> I find it helpful to clarify parsing challenges around such an use case.
> It might occasionally be relevant if a line continuation indication
> was accidentally forgotten or was intentionally omitted.
>
> * Source code review should point such questionable places out, shouldn't it?
>
> * How much does this implementation detail matter for the safe application
>   of the semantic patch language?

This is not Coccinelle's problem.  A developer can run a compiler to check
for parsing errors.

julia
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