http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=59849
Bug ID: 59849 Summary: GCC doesn't warn unused global const variable Product: gcc Version: 4.9.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: middle-end Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org Reporter: hjl.tools at gmail dot com [hjl@gnu-mic-2 gcc]$ cat /tmp/w.c static const int foo; static int bar; [hjl@gnu-mic-2 gcc]$ ./xgcc -B./ -Wall -c /tmp/w.c /tmp/w.c:2:12: warning: ‘bar’ defined but not used [-Wunused-variable] static int bar; ^ [hjl@gnu-mic-2 gcc]$ GCC should also warn unused foo.