Re: Wenum-promotion (PR7651 Define -Wextra strictly in terms of other warning flags)

["Manuel LÃpez-IbÃÃez" <lopezibanez at gmail dot com>]

On 07 Jan 2007 14:40:55 +0100, Gabriel Dos Reis
<gdr@integrable-solutions.net> wrote:
> "Manuel LÃpez-IbÃÃez" <lopezibanez@gmail.com> writes:
>
> | :ADDPATCH c++:
> |
> | This patch continues the effort to fix PR7651 [1].
> |
> | A new option -Wenum-promotion takes over the warning for an enumerator
> | and a non-enumerator appearing in a conditional expression.
>
> I would like to see this case instead covered by the conversion/coercion
> warning switch.
>
> Yes, I know you're trying to preserve existing practice; but we have
> to keep in the fore that the current situation is not the result of
> systematic principles, and now is a good to time to rationalize all
> that (and thanks for your contribution in this area!).

That could be done but such patch depends on
http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2006-12/msg00799.html being approved
first.

Also, would this warning make sense for the C front-end ?

Cheers,

Manuel.