"Neo Anderson" <neo_in_matrix@xxxxxxx> writes: > So, what is the purpose of this warning? What possible 'damages' does > this warning protect against? None. Personally, I think the compiler should only issue this warning with -pedantic. > And, what is the 'the behavior'? In this quote: > > The C++ standard says: If a source file that is not empty does not end > > in a newline character, or ends in a newline character immediately > > preceded by a backslash character, the behavior is undefined. (2.1/1) "the behavior" refers to the behavior of the compiler. It means that the standard does not specify how the compiler must behave when it sees a non-empty file which does not end with a newline. Ian
