Re: [gpsd-users] json.c:556:6: warning: empty declaration

[Charles Curley]

On Thu, 4 Oct 2018 13:49:59 -0700
"Gary E. Miller" <address@hidden> wrote:

> > They are warning and not fatal. Still....  
> 
> We know old gcc puts up those messages.  New gcc is happy.
> 
> We looked for ways to tell all version of gcc, and other cc, that we
> have intentional FALLTHOUGH, but failed.  We settled on the way that
> works for new gcc.  
> 
> Suggestions welcome, but be warned, the problem is non-trivial.

I do have an old version of gcc. Such is life in Debian Stable.

gcc (Debian 6.3.0-18+deb9u1) 6.3.0 20170516
Copyright (C) 2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.


There are no newer versions in the stretch repos. Testing and
unstable are up to 8.x. Since it is a non-fatal known issue, my
inclination is to live with it.

Thanks for the quick response.

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