gcc/ChangeLog
PR c/87591
* doc/extend.texi (Attributes): Document __attribute keyword.
(Attribute Syntax): Here too.
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gcc/doc/extend.texi | 5 +++++
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
diff --git a/gcc/doc/extend.texi b/gcc/doc/extend.texi
index ad20a3cbd32..ac9fb458f0b 100644
--- a/gcc/doc/extend.texi
+++ b/gcc/doc/extend.texi
@@ -1777,6 +1777,9 @@ and suffixed by two underscores; for example, the
alternate name of
library header files in case they are included into files that have
redefined the base name of the attribute as a preprocessor macro.
+GCC also accepts the keyword @code{__attribute} as a synonym for
+@code{__attribute__}.
+
Some function attributes take one or more arguments that refer to
the function's parameters by their positions within the function parameter
list. Such attribute arguments are referred to as @dfn{positional arguments}.
@@ -9859,6 +9862,8 @@ This allows you to use them in header files without
being concerned about a possible macro of the same name. For example,
you may use the attribute name @code{__noreturn__} instead of @code{noreturn}.
+GCC also accepts the keyword @code{__attribute} as a synonym for
+@code{__attribute__}.
@subsubheading Label Attributes
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2.39.5
