http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=56607
Bug #: 56607 Summary: [4.8 regression] GCC fails to warn on division by zero Classification: Unclassified Product: gcc Version: unknown Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: c AssignedTo: unassig...@gcc.gnu.org ReportedBy: ppluzhni...@google.com Test: typedef unsigned long size_t; #ifdef TEST1 int ShouldntCompile () { return 1 / ((sizeof(int) / 3) - 1); } #endif #ifdef TEST2 int WontCompile () { const int x = (sizeof(int) / 3) - 1; return 1 / x; } #endif Using gcc-4.7: gcc -Werror -c -DTEST1 as.c ; echo $? as.c: In function 'ShouldntCompile': as.c:6:12: error: division by zero [-Werror=div-by-zero] cc1: all warnings being treated as errors 1 g++ -Werror -c -DTEST1 as.c ; echo $? # same as above gcc -Werror -c -DTEST2 as.c ; echo $? 0 # problem g++ -Werror -c -DTEST2 as.c ; echo $? as.c: In function 'int WontCompile()': as.c:14:14: error: division by zero [-Werror=div-by-zero] cc1plus: all warnings being treated as errors 1 Using gcc-4.8 (r196619): gcc -Werror -c -DTEST1 as.c; echo $? as.c: In function 'ShouldntCompile': as.c:6:12: error: division by zero [-Werror=div-by-zero] return 1 / ((sizeof(int) / 3) - 1); ^ cc1: all warnings being treated as errors 1 g++ -Werror -c -DTEST1 as.c; echo $? 0 # 4.8 regression, used to warn. gcc -Werror -c -DTEST2 as.c ; echo $? 0 # still a problem g++ -Werror -c -DTEST2 as.c; echo $? as.c: In function 'int WontCompile()': as.c:14:14: error: division by zero [-Werror=div-by-zero] return 1 / x; ^ cc1plus: all warnings being treated as errors 1