"Kevin P. Fleming" <kpfleming@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: > Compiling this as follows: > >> $ ~/gcc-trunk/bin/gcc -o test test.c -Wall >> test.c: In function ‘main’: >> test.c:23:4: warning: jump skips variable initialization >> test.c:11:2: note: label ‘TEST_LABEL’ defined here >> test.c:9:9: note: ‘foo’ declared here > > While this warning is completely accurate, it's also spurious, because > the code that will execute after the jump to TEST_LABEL does not > reference the local variable 'foo' in the target block at all. > > Now, I don't expect anyone to like this code... I've already fixed it up > to not be so horrifically bad, but it's still perfectly valid and should > not generate such a warning. Comments? This was the subject of a long discussion over on gcc@xxxxxxxxxxx, which ended here: http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2009-06/msg00704.html If you have something new to contribute, please do. Ian
