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Re: Detecting superfluous "else"

From: Jonathan Wakely <jwakely dot gcc at gmail dot com>
To: paulkoning at comcast dot net
Cc: "gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org" <gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org>
Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2018 14:10:59 +0100
Subject: Re: Detecting superfluous "else"
References: <5B5050B2.3010701@mutluit.com> <38C3E7B4-3B5F-4947-9E8D-2BF60715C6DA@comcast.net>

On Thu, 19 Jul 2018 at 14:01, Paul Koning wrote:
> Warnings are appropriate for code that is known to be a source of bugs, or where there is a reasonable chance that the intent of the programmer doesn't match what was actually written.  That's not the case here.

Agreed. This seems to be a purely stylistic preference.

References:
- Detecting superfluous "else"
  - From: U.Mutlu
- Re: Detecting superfluous "else"
  - From: Paul Koning

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