gcc warning (g++ warning)

[Gabriel Dos Reis]

Jimen Ching <jching@flex.com> writes:

[...]

| Yes, the warning came from g++ (not gcc) when compiling a C++ source file.
| I also have "-ansi -pedantic -Wall" on the command line.  But I verified,
| the warning does not appear if I take out -pedantic.  But still, should
| this warning be generated given that I am compiling C++?  Given the
| passage that Gaby qouted, I do not believe the warning was warranted, even
| with -pedantic.  Well, maybe if I had exceeded 65536...

The point with C++ is that, it was a deliberate decision (there was a
long discussion about that on comp.std.c++, I don't remember the
subject: field but I do recall Andy Koenig and Pete Beker were
involved) not to impose any minimum limits for compliance.  In order
words, the warning is pointless when compiling C++, and probably C99
(I've not checked the wording).  

-- Gaby
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