warn/croak on "string" "string" auto-joins

[Dave Korn]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: gcc-owner On Behalf Of Gabor Greif
> Sent: 18 August 2004 01:45

> >> This would have helped early and is good practice:
> >>
> >> char *months[12] = {"Jan", "Feb", "Mar", "Apr", "May", 
> "Jun", "Jul",
> >> "Aug" "Sep", "Oct", "Nov", "Dec"};
> >>
> >> --> high probability warning
> >
> > I'm not sure I understand, what does "high probability 
> warning" mean?
> > I get no errors/warnings from the following:
> >
> > #include <stdio.h>
> > int main( void )
> > {
> >   char *months[15] = {"Jan", "Feb", "Mar", "Apr", "May", 
> "Jun", "Jul",
> > "Aug" "Sep", "Oct", "Nov", "Dec"};
> >   printf("7: %s\n", months[8]);
> >   return 0;
> > }
> >
> > compiled with 'gcc -Wall -pedantic -ansi', using GCC 3.3.3.
> 
> Hmm, I could have sworn that a mismatch in array dimensions
> does emit a warning (too many initializers do error out "como").
> Looks like this is not the case. Sorry for bothering you :-(

  But it has too *few* initialisers!


    cheers, 
      DaveK
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