[Bug c/40627] not following "right-then-left" rule when compiling function pointers

[raeburn at raeburn dot org]

------- Comment #1 from raeburn at raeburn dot org  2009-07-03 06:45 -------
(In reply to comment #0)
> , but it does not seem to recognize that the following is also a valid
> prototype:
> 
> int count * ( demo_counter * self, int count_amt );

It isn't.

> Following the traditional "right-then-left" rule, BOTH of these should be
> parsed as: "count is a pointer to a function which accepts a demo_counter
> pointer and an int and returns an int.".  But the second one results in a
> compilation error with gcc.

After more than 20 years working with C (and with the C language
specification), I've never seen this supposed "traditional" construct.  My
experience on Windows is weak; maybe it's some strange Microsoft extension? 
It's not part of the C language specification.  If you believe otherwise,
please find a reference for it...


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http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=40627