Dr. David Kirkby wrote: > > It seems a natural assumption to me that software that generates lots > of compiler warnings from gcc is likely to be more buggy than software > which does not. My 'gut feeling' is that if a developer has taken the > trouble to write code that does not generate compiler warnings, he has > probably taken care of other parts of his software too. > > But is anyone aware of any published literature proving this fact? We > might all suspect/guess it's true, but that is not proof. > > Proof is a tall order. I recall reading of a study some years ago that reached a conclusion along the lines of this -- that large numbers of unused variables were an indicator of buggy code. I don't recall offhand where I saw this; perhaps in one of Gerald Weinberg's books (I've read a few of them and found them excellent). Sorry I can't be more specific. The study probably wasn't specifically about GCC. Sincerely, John Boncek -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Are-bugs-correlated-to-compiler-warnings---tp24825908p24907087.html Sent from the gcc - Help mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
