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

[schlie at comcast dot net]

------- Additional Comments From schlie at comcast dot net  2005-03-01 22:43 -------
Subject: Re:  error generated for storage class specified for
 function parameter

> -- Additional Comments From joseph at codesourcery dot com  2005-03-01
> Subject: error generated for storage class specified for function parameter
> 
>> On Tue, 1 Mar 2005, schlie at comcast dot net wrote:
>> not supported by the present standard; it may be worthy of consideration as
>> a sensible optionally enabled extension; as the use of the combination
>> "static const" in this context seems fully consistent with the specification
> 
> It seems like an extension that would not be sensible at all.  Type 2 TRs
> are for experimental features and should be considered as "if you want to
> do this, it would be a good idea to do it this way; you might find issues
> through implementation experience which lead to the TR being improved and
> the subject matter eventually becoming less experimental".  So given
> there's a DTR on this subject, if you want to implement address spaces you
> should follow the TR and so assist future standardisation rather than
> implementing some random other extension to do the same thing.  We
> shouldn't go implementing our own new extension to do something there's a
> standard way to do.

Understood. Are you aware of any existing efforts to extend GCC in this way;
or likely need to start from scratch? (any warnings/recommendations?)




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http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20258