This is the mail archive of the
gcc-bugs@gcc.gnu.org
mailing list for the GCC project.
c/2191: GCC 2.95.2 gives misleading "syntax error" with headerfile typedef, when error is elsewhere
- To: gcc-gnats at gcc dot gnu dot org
- Subject: c/2191: GCC 2.95.2 gives misleading "syntax error" with headerfile typedef, when error is elsewhere
- From: Mika dot Reunanen at helsinki dot fi
- Date: 5 Mar 2001 23:34:38 -0000
- Reply-To: Mika dot Reunanen at helsinki dot fi
>Number: 2191
>Category: c
>Synopsis: GCC 2.95.2 gives misleading "syntax error" with headerfile typedef, when error is elsewhere
>Confidential: no
>Severity: serious
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: unassigned
>State: open
>Class: accepts-illegal
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Mon Mar 05 15:36:01 PST 2001
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Mika Reunanen
>Release: gcc version 2.95.2 19991024 (release)
>Organization:
>Environment:
Linux (RedHat 7.0), Intel (350 MHz PII), default (enviroment) setting for ggc
>Description:
Gcc gives misleading "syntax error", when error is actually
typo in the source. Gcc claims, that error is in standard
header.
gcc -v -save-temp -Wall bug.c -o bug ouput:
Reading specs from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1/2.95.2/specs
gcc-V2.95.2: unrecognized option `-save-temp'
gcc version 2.95.2 19991024 (release)
/usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1/2.95.2/cpp -lang-c -v -D__GNUC__=2 -D__
GNUC_MINOR__=95 -D__ELF__ -Dunix -D__i386__ -Dlinux -D__ELF__ -D__unix__ -D__i38
6__ -D__linux__ -D__unix -D__linux -Asystem(posix) -Wall -Acpu(i386) -Amachine(i
386) -Di386 -D__i386 -D__i386__ -Di686 -Dpentiumpro -D__i686 -D__i686__ -D__pent
iumpro -D__pentiumpro__ bug.c /tmp/cc3hLOsd.i
GNU CPP version 2.95.2 19991024 (release) (i386 Linux/ELF)
#include "..." search starts here:
#include <...> search starts here:
/usr/local/include
/usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1/2.95.2/include
/usr/include
End of search list.
The following default directories have been omitted from the search path:
/usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1/2.95.2/include/g++
/usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1/2.95.2/../../../../i686-pc-linux-gnulib
c1/include
End of omitted list.
/usr/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1/2.95.2/cc1 /tmp/cc3hLOsd.i -quiet -dump
base bug.c -Wall -version -o /tmp/ccWtMnoh.s
GNU C version 2.95.2 19991024 (release) (i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1) compiled by GNU
C version 2.95.2 19991024 (release).
In file included from /usr/include/features.h:134,
from /usr/include/ctype.h:26,
from bug.c:3:
/usr/include/sys/cdefs.h:118: syntax error before `typedef'
>How-To-Repeat:
Repeating is easy: just compile bug.c with options descripted
above.
I have got same effect with different version gcc (2.8.1,
egcs-2.91.66, 2.95.2). Main difference is when error messages
is displayed.
>Fix:
Work around: don't make typos ;)
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:
----gnatsweb-attachment----
Content-Type: application/octet-stream; name="bug.c"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="bug.c"
diAvKiA8LS0tLSB0aGF0IGlzIHR5cG8sIHdoaWNoIG1ha2VzIGdjYyBjb25mdXNlZC4uLiAqLwoK
I2luY2x1ZGUgPGN0eXBlLmg+CgppbnQgbWFpbihpbnQgYXJnYywgY2hhciAqKmFyZ3YpCnsKCXJl
dHVybigwKTsKfQo=