https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=100939
Bug ID: 100939 Summary: Missing warning with misplaced attribute declaration in struct, enum, or union definition Product: gcc Version: 11.1.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: c Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org Reporter: johnfbennett at protonmail dot com Target Milestone: --- $ cat misplacedattribute.c struct samplestruct { int member1; int member2; }; int main(void) { struct __attribute__((__unused__)) samplestruct samplestruct; return 0; } $ gcc -Wall misplacedattribute.c misplacedattribute.c: In function ‘main’: misplacedattribute.c:7:50: warning: unused variable ‘samplestruct’ [-Wunused-variable] 7 | struct __attribute__((__unused__)) samplestruct samplestruct; | ^~~~~~~~~~~~ $