[Bug c/20258] error generated for storage class specified for function parameter

["schlie at comcast dot net" <gcc-bugzilla at gcc dot gnu dot org>]

------- Additional Comments From schlie at comcast dot net  2005-03-01 03:43 -------
Subject: Re:  error generated for storage class specified for
 function parameter

> --- Additional Comments From pinskia at gcc dot gnu dot org  2005-03-01
> No static is wrong here, period, what you need is an attribute which tells
> the back-end that these are pointers to ROM and such.

Yes I understand. However it seems somewhat ironic that "static const"
already does just that, as it specifies the storage class and access
restrictions used to determine exactly the data stored in ROM; as such
it seems less invasive to consider allowing it to be optionally accepted
as a more restrictive parameter type specifier, rather than alternatively
requiring the introduction of a nearly redundant non-standard storage type
specifier in it's place, seemingly requiring modifications to much of GCC's
internals, from the parser down through to the code generator to be made
aware of this new attribute; unless I misunderstand the extent of the
surgery likely required?

(might the optional acceptance of a static storage class attribute for
 parameters be worth considering, given the apparent lack of less invasive
 alternatives?)





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