>>>>> "Bernd" == Bernd Edlinger <bernd.edlin...@hotmail.de> writes:
Bernd> I'm currently trying to add -Wshadow=local to the gcc build rules. Bernd> I started with -Wshadow, but gave up that idea immediately. Bernd> As you could expect the current code base has plenty of shadowed Bernd> local variables. Most are trivial to resolve, some are less trivial. Bernd> I am not finished yet, but it is clear that it will be a rather big Bernd> patch. Bernd> I would like to ask you if you agree that would be a desirable step, Bernd> in improving code quality in the gcc tree. We did this in gdb and it was worthwhile. According to my notes, it found 3 real bugs (though one was by chance). You can see what else we tried here: https://tromey.com/blog/?p=1035 Tom
