https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=88887
Bug ID: 88887 Summary: Warn on unexpected continuation of 'return' to new line in if statement. Product: gcc Version: 9.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: enhancement Priority: P3 Component: c Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org Reporter: jgreenhalgh at gcc dot gnu.org Target Milestone: --- A colleague tripped up on this typo: void bar(); void foo (int x) { if (x) return bar (); } Their intention was to return immediately if (x) holds, but they missed the semicolon after 'return' and because bar() is declared with a void return type didn't hit any warnings. In my opinion, it would be reasonable for -wmisleading-indentation to cover a case like this. The related case: void foo2 (int x) { if (x) return bar (); } Could also be warned.