------- Comment #26 from rguenth at gcc dot gnu dot org 2010-08-30 15:00 ------- (In reply to comment #25) > > > gcc currently has no middle option. > > > > Also this attribute is not on by default in glibc so you are asking to > > turn on the style based warnings. > > (In reply to comment #24) > > FIXED in GCC 4.5 > > After having waded through this long series of comments, I am left > wondering just how this got addressed. Does --no-warn-unused-result > mean that fwrite() usage may be cast to void, or that it may be > treated as if it were a void procedure? I think it is very reasonable > to warn if a returned result is not handled. Casting to void is > a valid way to handle the result. I would like warnings when returned > results are not handled. What does the fix do?
It simply adds -W[no-]unused-result and completely enables/disables all unused result warnings. -- http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=25509
