Re: jitter generates GCC-only code in pvm-vm2.c

[Mohammad-Reza Nabipoor]

Hi, Bruno.

On Sun, Feb 21, 2021 at 02:54:29PM +0100, Bruno Haible wrote:
> 
> Looking at the errors in line 2322, 2323: They come from this code in 
> pvm-vm2.c:
> 
>   volatile typeof (&& jitter_exit_vm_label) restrict
>   jitter_saved_exit_non_replicated_code_pointer = &&jitter_exit_vm_label;
> 
> This is a GCC extension, see
> <https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc-10.2.0/gcc/Labels-as-Values.html>.
> (By the way, why the 'typeof'? Label addresses are of type 'void *'.)
> 
> How are we supposed to compile this with an ISO C compliant compiler?
> 

I think only the `switch` dispatch can be compiled by an ISO C compliant
compiler. The other two dispatches (`direct-threading` and `minimal-threading`)
are relying on gcc extensions.


Regards,
Mohammad-Reza