[Bug c/37519] New: confusing error message about attribute section name type

nm127 at freemail dot hu gcc-bugzilla@gcc.gnu.org
Sun Sep 14 09:18:00 GMT 2008


When compiling the following (bad) code with gcc 4.4.0 20080912 I get an error
message.

int x __attribute__ ((__section__(1)));

int main() {
        return 0;
}

The error message is:
test.c:2: error: section attribute not allowed for 'x'

The problem is really that the __section__ should have string parameter and not
a number (1). I expect an error message like this:

test7.c:2: error: section attribute name must be string for 'x'


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           Summary: confusing error message about attribute section name
                    type
           Product: gcc
           Version: 4.4.0
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P3
         Component: c
        AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org
        ReportedBy: nm127 at freemail dot hu
  GCC host triplet: i686-pc-linux-gnu
GCC target triplet: i686-pc-linux-gnu


http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=37519



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