[9fans] Compiler bug - wrong error reporting

[9fans] Compiler bug - wrong error reporting

[David Tolpin]

1	extern char **Files;
2	
3	typedef struct {
4		char **Files;
5	} Ta;
6	
7	static char **Files = 0;

 8c -c test.c
test.c:7 external redeclaration of: Files
	STATIC IND IND CHAR test.c:7
	EXTERN IND IND CHAR test.c:4

I.e. instead of reporting 1st and 7th lines with conflicting
declarations, the compiler reports the 7th line and a field
in struct, which is from a different space.

David

Re: [9fans] Compiler bug - wrong error reporting

[boyd, rounin]

> 7 static char **Files = 0;

err, who in their right mind codes the above?

Re: [9fans] Compiler bug - wrong error reporting

[David Presotto]

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dinna matter, we should get the error line right.

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From: "boyd, rounin" <boyd@insultant.net>
To: <9fans@cse.psu.edu>
Subject: Re: [9fans] Compiler bug - wrong error reporting
Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2004 14:57:10 +0100
Message-ID: <007d01c402b9$c1a13770$67844051@SOMA>

> 7 static char **Files = 0;

err, who in their right mind codes the above?

Re: [9fans] Compiler bug - wrong error reporting

[David Tolpin]

> From: "boyd, rounin" <boyd@insultant.net>
>
> > 7 static char **Files = 0;
>
> err, who in their right mind codes the above?

Emden R. Gansner of AT&T Research. 

Re: [9fans] Compiler bug - wrong error reporting

[dbailey27]

> Emden R. Gansner of AT&T Research. 

G. R. Emlin ...?

Re: [9fans] Compiler bug - wrong error reporting

[boyd, rounin]

> Emden R. Gansner of AT&T Research.

oh, i thought it was liz bimmler.  ho hum, i know NOTHING.

Re: [9fans] Compiler bug - wrong error reporting

[Brantley Coile]

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When I showed up for work at the labs, Dennis
was nice enough to ask G. R. if I could use
his ID badge for the day.  I spend a whole day
walking around with Mr. Emlin's badge and no one
thought the picture didn't look like me :)

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From: dbailey27@ameritech.net
To: dvd@davidashen.net, 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] Compiler bug - wrong error reporting
Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2004 09:11:51 -0500
Message-ID: <171eddc6dcf57d066672f9677b82e7fb@yourdomain.dom>


> Emden R. Gansner of AT&T Research. 

G. R. Emlin ...?

Re: [9fans] Compiler bug - wrong error reporting

[boyd, rounin]

i've just walked around with a red 'escort' (iirc) badge and nothing's ever
happened.  the rent-a-cops being more interesting in my accent than
security.