Flags parameter in comptypes

[Mark Mitchell]

Zack Weinberg wrote:

>"Joseph S. Myers" <jsm@polyomino.org.uk> writes:
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>>c-typeck.c:comptypes has a flags parameter that isn't documented in the 
>>comment above the function.
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>>Thus the only point I can see in the parameter is that it makes the
>>interface compatible with the C++ front end - but this isn't being used
>>anywhere (no common code calls comptypes).  Do we really want to keep an
>>unused parameter passed among four functions on the basis that it might be
>>useful for interface compatibility in future?
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>Well, that *is* why I kept it; in particular, Mark and I have had
>vague plans to merge the C and C++ front ends for some time.  But
>since there is no schedule for doing that anytime soon, I have no
>objection to a patch that removes the extra option.
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Yes, I agree, we should remove this flag.

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