Re: Usage of "attribute"

[Mark Wielaard]

Hi,

On Fri, 2004-10-29 at 17:52, Tom Tromey wrote:
> gtkpeer.h does this:
> 
> #ifndef __GNUC__
> #define __attribute__(x) /* nothing */
> #endif
> 
> Just go ahead and add this to whatever other header needs it.

jcl.h is probably included everywhere.

> Torsten> Another idea would be some construct of the form
> Torsten> if ((parameter)==(parameter));
> 
> IMO it is better to use attribute.  These little tricks have a way of
> breaking as compilers change.

Agreed. And I think it is more obscure than __attribute((__unused__)).

Cheers,

Mark

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