http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=58362
Bug ID: 58362 Summary: Wrong column number for unused parameter Product: gcc Version: 4.9.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Keywords: diagnostic Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: c++ Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org Reporter: glisse at gcc dot gnu.org void f (long s) { } y.cc:1:6: warning: unused parameter 's' [-Wunused-parameter] void f (long s) { } ^ Note the column information, which should point to s instead. I tried the following: --- function.c (revision 202365) +++ function.c (working copy) @@ -4997,21 +4997,22 @@ use_return_register (void) void do_warn_unused_parameter (tree fn) { tree decl; for (decl = DECL_ARGUMENTS (fn); decl; decl = DECL_CHAIN (decl)) if (!TREE_USED (decl) && TREE_CODE (decl) == PARM_DECL && DECL_NAME (decl) && !DECL_ARTIFICIAL (decl) && !TREE_NO_WARNING (decl)) - warning (OPT_Wunused_parameter, "unused parameter %q+D", decl); + warning_at (DECL_SOURCE_LOCATION (decl), OPT_Wunused_parameter, + "unused parameter %q+D", decl); } /* Generate RTL for the end of the current function. */ void expand_function_end (void) { rtx clobber_after; /* If arg_pointer_save_area was referenced only from a nested And I checked in gdb, the first argument of warning_at has the right column information, but it is ignored :-(