[arch-general] Fw: problem with gcc and __unused function attribute

[Michael Krauss]

On 17/05/08, Byron Clark wrote:
> On Sat, May 17, 2008 at 05:08:37PM +0000, Michael Krauss wrote:
> > static void
> > sig_alarm(int signo __unused)
> > {
> > 	longjmp(timeout_alarm, 1);
> > }
>
> gcc can handle an unused variable attribute, but a different syntax is
> used:
> 
> static void
> sig_alarm(int signo __attribute__((unused)))
> {
>     longjmp(timeout_alarm, 1);
> }
> 

This one works, thanks.

But I wonder how it is compiled on DragonFly because they use gcc4.1?
It doesn't greatly matter. I will ask when I am sending patches
upstream.


Kind regards,
Michael Krauss