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Re: Disallow redefinition of variably modified typedefs
On Sat, Mar 19, 2011 at 01:20:41PM +0100, Richard Guenther wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 19, 2011 at 12:29 AM, Joseph S. Myers
> <joseph@codesourcery.com> wrote:
> > This week's London WG14 meeting decided that typedef redefinition
> > should not be allowed in the case of variably modified types. ?This
> > patch implements this, giving an error for such redefinitions.
> >
> > Bootstrapped with no regressions on x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu. ?Applied
> > to mainline. ?Any comments from other RMs about whether this should go
> > in 4.6 as well, to avoid 4.6.0 being more lenient in this area than
> > both 4.5 and 4.7? ?This is much the same issue as for anonymous
> > structs and unions, but for a much more obscure case.
> >
> > (These two patches cover the only two cases of C1X features that were
> > fully implemented for 4.6 according to the pre-London draft, and then
> > changed in London. ?The post-London document will be going to
> > enquiry-stage ITTF/JTC1 ballot so if that passes there should be no
> > more technical changes before publication.)
>
> I think it should go into 4.6.0 as well.
Seconded.
Jakub