Consider the following code:
void func ()
{
}
void func2 ()
{
return func ();
}
gcc -pedantic correctly warns about "return func();", but the warning text is
very confusing:
'return' with a value, in function returning void
It talks about "value" where there is no value involved.
It took me a while to understand what exactly is wrong. Warning says "value",
so I obviously checked signatures first; then I looked for a problem with
includes; then I asked in comp.lang.c.
It would be better if gcc said something like
'return' with an expression, in function returning void
or
ISO C forbids ...
The latter would be the best, I guess.
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Summary: Confusing warning for return with expression in function
returning void
Product: gcc
Version: 4.1.2
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: enhancement
Priority: P3
Component: c
AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org
ReportedBy: muntyan at tamu dot edu
http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29521
