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Re: function attribute location
NightStrike <nightstrike@gmail.com> writes:
> If I want to mark a function parameter as unused, do I place it before
> or after the type?
>
> void xx ( __attribute__((unused)) int a ) { ... }
> void xx ( int __attribute__((unused)) a ) { ... }
>
> Which is correct?
This is what the gcc source code does:
void xx (int a __attribute__ ((unused))) { ... }
The unused attribute applies to the parameter, not the type.
Ian