There is precedence for using the compiler attributes so I just added that and switched.
Thanks for the feedback. If we have a print format string to use for mode_t and wchar_t, a few more cases would be fixed. On 9/22/2013 7:32 AM, Pavel Pisa wrote: > Hello Ralf and others, > > On Sunday 22 of September 2013 05:01:49 Ralf Corsepius wrote: >>> diff --git a/cpukit/posix/src/semopen.c b/cpukit/posix/src/semopen.c >>> index b863080..e61fad0 100644 >>> --- a/cpukit/posix/src/semopen.c >>> +++ b/cpukit/posix/src/semopen.c >>> @@ -43,6 +43,14 @@ >>> * parameters must be present. >>> */ >>> >>> +/* >>> + * mode is set but never used. GCC gives a warning for this >>> + * and we need to tell GCC not to complain. But we have to >>> + * have it because we have to work through the variable >>> + * arguments to get to attr. >>> + */ >>> +#pragma GCC diagnostic push >>> +#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wunused-but-set-variable" >>> sem_t *sem_open( >>> const char *name, >>> int oflag, >>> @@ -137,3 +145,4 @@ return_id: >>> return (sem_t *)&the_semaphore->Object.id; >>> #endif >>> } >>> +#pragma GCC diagnostic pop >> >> Why this brutal and probably non-portable way to suppress warnings? >> >> Why doesn't __attribute__((unused)) or similar suffice? > > I would prefer to see something like RTEMS_ATTR_UNUSED to support > multiple compilers. You can look at my collection of these in > uLUt definitions file > > http://sourceforge.net/p/ulan/ulut/ci/master/tree/ulut/ul_utdefs.h > > I declare file contents (by this e-mail) as free for public > domain use (uLUt as whole is is GPL/LGPL/MPL RTEMS compatible too). > > As for the actual __attribute__((unused)) there is even portable > solution which does not depend on GCC extension. > > { > int my_unused_var; > (void) my_unused_var; > } > > This solution should be accepted by all compilers and is suggested > by some people as better option. > > Best wishes, > > Pavel > _______________________________________________ > rtems-devel mailing list > rtems-devel@rtems.org > http://www.rtems.org/mailman/listinfo/rtems-devel > -- Joel Sherrill, Ph.D. Director of Research & Development joel.sherr...@oarcorp.com On-Line Applications Research Ask me about RTEMS: a free RTOS Huntsville AL 35805 Support Available (256) 722-9985 _______________________________________________ rtems-devel mailing list rtems-devel@rtems.org http://www.rtems.org/mailman/listinfo/rtems-devel