Should we warn if we detect null derefernces or void value uses ?
ketmar via Digitalmars-d
digitalmars-d at puremagic.com
Sun Dec 4 20:59:01 PST 2016
On Monday, 5 December 2016 at 04:41:55 UTC, Stefan Koch wrote:
> Hi Guys,
> What is your opinion, should we warn if we unambiguously detect
> something that is clearly unwanted ?
>
> int fn(int y)
> {
> int x = void;
> ++x;
> return x+y;
> }
>
> This requires data-flow analysis (The same kind that tells you
> if you are skipping a statement)
> And will slow down compilation a little if we enable such a
> warning.
no need to. if i explicitly wrote `=void` there, i know what i am
doing. maybe i want that UB. or something. and i tried to tell
the compiler STFU. please, don't make it harder, and don't force
me to invent another ways to say STFU.
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