[Bug c/41624] New: RFE: -fno-nested-functions

["ajax at redhat dot com" <gcc-bugzilla at gcc dot gnu dot org>]

Nested functions in C are a serious misfeature, for any number of reasons (some
of which are even in the manual).  They should be something a project should be
able to ban the use of at the language level, without forcing a switch to
strict non-gnu mode.

Also, unlike most g89 language features, they seriously impede the ability of
the parser to tell you where syntax errors occur.  As it is, a missing }
doesn't get noticed until the end of the compilation unit; non-nested-function
dialects of C can fail at exactly the nested function declaration.


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           Summary: RFE: -fno-nested-functions
           Product: gcc
           Version: unknown
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P3
         Component: c
        AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org
        ReportedBy: ajax at redhat dot com


http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=41624