On Samstag, 18. September 2021 00:30:01 CEST Paul Eggert wrote: > On 9/17/21 9:33 AM, Christian Schoenebeck wrote: > > attached patch fixes a compile error with GCC 8, whining about missing > > malloc function attribute. > > As I understand it, this patch is not needed for recent GCC, which is smart > enough to not require programmers to specify attributes that GCC can easily > deduce on its own. Let's not bother with a patch, as it's not worth > complicating the code merely to pacify older GCC.
Yes, this patch is just needed if you care that tar does no longer compile on a substantial amount of systems out there. This GCC version is as ancient as two years BTW. Best regards, Christian Schoenebeck
