https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=121651
Bug ID: 121651 Summary: Proper error needed for improper use of musttail Product: gcc Version: 15.2.1 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: diagnostics Assignee: dmalcolm at redhat dot com Reporter: lukas.gra...@tu-darmstadt.de Target Milestone: --- It seems that people have the wrong idea on how to use the musttail attribute. I have seen the following usage suggestions in PR 121159 and PR 10837: [[noreturn]] [[gnu::musttail]] void bar(); void temp() { bar(); } Correct version: [[noreturn]] void bar(); void temp() { [[gnu::musttail]] return bar(); } Both compile, even with -Wall -Wextra. I think we need a proper error when musttail is used in a function signature. Currently, there is only a warning "'musttail' attribute ignored [-Wattributes]".