Re: Missing warning opportunity - code after break;

[Soul Studios]

Doesn't look like I can create a GCC bugzilla account, but 7 years? Wow.


On 20/06/2017 3:48 p.m., Eric Gallager wrote:

On 6/19/17, Soul Studios <m...@soulstudios.co.nz> wrote:

Just noticed this:
while(something)
{
        // stuff

        if (num_elements == 0)
        {
                break;
                --current_group;
        }
}

doesn't trigger a warning in GCC 5.1, 6.3 and 7.1. The line after
"break;" is unused, probably should be before the break, ie. user error.

Matt Bentley

This is bug 46476: https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=46476