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Re: possible bug


On Jan 30, 2003, Jan Hubicka <jh@suse.cz> wrote:

>> char *zot(void)
>> {
>> return ({foo(); 0; });
>> }
>> mnm:/home/akpm> /usr/local/gcc-3.2.1/bin/gcc -O -Wall -c t.c
>> t.c: In function `zot':
>> t.c:10: warning: return makes pointer from integer without a cast

>> I think the warning is bogus?

> I think the value of  ({foo(); 0; }) is zero (value of last statement,
> if I recall the definition), so it is corect.

But then, zero is a NULL pointer constant, isn't it?  At least in C++,
a warning would have been very inappropriate.  I don't think one for C
is.

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