Like all other Gnulib header files, stat-time.h is supposed to be usable
in C++ mode. But it isn't: there are compilation errors on MSVC:

../../gltests/../gllib\stat-time.h(127): error C2059: syntax error: '.'
../../gltests/../gllib\stat-time.h(139): error C2059: syntax error: '.'
../../gltests/../gllib\stat-time.h(142): error C2059: syntax error: '}'
../../gltests/../gllib\stat-time.h(142): error C2143: syntax error: missing ';' 
before '}'
../../gltests/../gllib\stat-time.h(147): error C2143: syntax error: missing ';' 
before '{'
../../gltests/../gllib\stat-time.h(147): error C2447: '{': missing function 
header (old-style formal list?)
../../gltests/../gllib\stat-time.h(176): error C2059: syntax error: '.'
../../gltests/../gllib\stat-time.h(195): error C2059: syntax error: 'return'
../../gltests/../gllib\stat-time.h(196): error C2059: syntax error: '}'
../../gltests/../gllib\stat-time.h(196): error C2143: syntax error: missing ';' 
before '}'
../../gltests/../gllib\stat-time.h(205): error C2143: syntax error: missing ';' 
before '{'
../../gltests/../gllib\stat-time.h(205): error C2447: '{': missing function 
header (old-style formal list?)
../../gltests/../gllib\stat-time.h(240): error C2059: syntax error: '}'
../../gltests/../gllib\stat-time.h(240): error C2143: syntax error: missing ';' 
before '}'

These patches fix the problem and add a unit test.


2025-05-31  Bruno Haible  <br...@clisp.org>

        stat-time tests: Add C++ tests.
        * tests/test-stat-time-c++.cc: New file.
        * modules/stat-time-c++-tests: New file.
        * modules/stat-time-tests (Depends-on): Add stat-time-c++-tests.

        stat-time: Fix syntax errors in C++ mode on MSVC (regr. 2023-05-14).
        * lib/stat-time.h (_gl_make_timespec): New macro / function.
        (get_stat_atime, get_stat_ctime, get_stat_mtime, get_stat_birthtime):
        Use it instead of a compound literal expression.

>From 0143999972f1565ac40887393e20a7a8237785a7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bruno Haible <br...@clisp.org>
Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2025 01:07:53 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] stat-time: Fix syntax errors in C++ mode on MSVC (regr.
 2023-05-14).

* lib/stat-time.h (_gl_make_timespec): New macro / function.
(get_stat_atime, get_stat_ctime, get_stat_mtime, get_stat_birthtime):
Use it instead of a compound literal expression.
---
 ChangeLog       |  7 +++++++
 lib/stat-time.h | 43 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
 2 files changed, 39 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index c5edd007b9..1ffa32c753 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2025-05-31  Bruno Haible  <br...@clisp.org>
+
+	stat-time: Fix syntax errors in C++ mode on MSVC (regr. 2023-05-14).
+	* lib/stat-time.h (_gl_make_timespec): New macro / function.
+	(get_stat_atime, get_stat_ctime, get_stat_mtime, get_stat_birthtime):
+	Use it instead of a compound literal expression.
+
 2025-05-31  Bruno Haible  <br...@clisp.org>
 
 	gettext-h: Fix compilation error on Solaris 11 (regr. 2025-05-28).
diff --git a/lib/stat-time.h b/lib/stat-time.h
index 69813932d5..38315b9f56 100644
--- a/lib/stat-time.h
+++ b/lib/stat-time.h
@@ -117,6 +117,31 @@ get_stat_birthtime_ns (_GL_UNUSED struct stat const *st)
 # endif
 }
 
+/* Constructs a 'struct timespec' with the given contents.
+   This macro / function is private to stat-time.h.  */
+#if !defined __cplusplus
+/* Use a C99 compound literal.
+   This is guaranteed to initialize also the padding bits, for example on
+   platforms where tv_sec is 64 bits and tv_nsec is 32 bits, thus avoiding
+   gcc -Wuse-of-uninitialized-value warnings.  */
+# define _gl_make_timespec(sec,nsec) \
+    (struct timespec) { .tv_sec = (sec), .tv_nsec = (nsec) }
+#else
+/* C++ does not have C99 compound literals.
+   A constructor invocation
+     timespec { (sec), (nsec) }
+   would make assumptions about the order of the fields of 'struct timespec',
+   which are not guaranteed by POSIX.  So, use an inline function.  */
+static inline struct timespec
+_gl_make_timespec (time_t sec, long nsec)
+{
+  struct timespec ts;
+  ts.tv_sec = sec;
+  ts.tv_nsec = nsec;
+  return ts;
+}
+#endif
+
 /* Return *ST's access time.  */
 _GL_STAT_TIME_INLINE struct timespec _GL_ATTRIBUTE_PURE
 get_stat_atime (struct stat const *st)
@@ -124,8 +149,7 @@ get_stat_atime (struct stat const *st)
 #ifdef STAT_TIMESPEC
   return STAT_TIMESPEC (st, st_atim);
 #else
-  return (struct timespec) { .tv_sec = st->st_atime,
-                             .tv_nsec = get_stat_atime_ns (st) };
+  return _gl_make_timespec (st->st_atime, get_stat_atime_ns (st));
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -136,8 +160,7 @@ get_stat_ctime (struct stat const *st)
 #ifdef STAT_TIMESPEC
   return STAT_TIMESPEC (st, st_ctim);
 #else
-  return (struct timespec) { .tv_sec = st->st_ctime,
-                             .tv_nsec = get_stat_ctime_ns (st) };
+  return _gl_make_timespec (st->st_ctime, get_stat_ctime_ns (st));
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -148,8 +171,7 @@ get_stat_mtime (struct stat const *st)
 #ifdef STAT_TIMESPEC
   return STAT_TIMESPEC (st, st_mtim);
 #else
-  return (struct timespec) { .tv_sec = st->st_mtime,
-                             .tv_nsec = get_stat_mtime_ns (st) };
+  return _gl_make_timespec (st->st_mtime, get_stat_mtime_ns (st));
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -164,8 +186,7 @@ get_stat_birthtime (_GL_UNUSED struct stat const *st)
      || defined HAVE_STRUCT_STAT_ST_BIRTHTIM_TV_NSEC)
   t = STAT_TIMESPEC (st, st_birthtim);
 #elif defined HAVE_STRUCT_STAT_ST_BIRTHTIMENSEC
-  t = (struct timespec) { .tv_sec = st->st_birthtime,
-                          .tv_nsec = st->st_birthtimensec };
+  t = _gl_make_timespec (st->st_birthtime, st->st_birthtimensec);
 #elif defined _WIN32 && ! defined __CYGWIN__
   /* Native Windows platforms (but not Cygwin) put the "file creation
      time" in st_ctime (!).  See
@@ -173,11 +194,11 @@ get_stat_birthtime (_GL_UNUSED struct stat const *st)
 # if _GL_WINDOWS_STAT_TIMESPEC
   t = st->st_ctim;
 # else
-  t = (struct timespec) { .tv_sec = st->st_ctime };
+  t = _gl_make_timespec (st->st_ctime, 0);
 # endif
 #else
   /* Birth time is not supported.  */
-  t = (struct timespec) { .tv_sec = -1, .tv_nsec = -1 };
+  t = _gl_make_timespec (-1, -1);
 #endif
 
 #if (defined HAVE_STRUCT_STAT_ST_BIRTHTIMESPEC_TV_NSEC \
@@ -189,7 +210,7 @@ get_stat_birthtime (_GL_UNUSED struct stat const *st)
      sometimes returns junk in the birth time fields; work around this
      bug if it is detected.  */
   if (! (t.tv_sec && 0 <= t.tv_nsec && t.tv_nsec < 1000000000))
-    t = (struct timespec) { .tv_sec = -1, .tv_nsec = -1 };
+    t = _gl_make_timespec (-1, -1);
 #endif
 
   return t;
-- 
2.43.0

>From c384a44fc201e0ae6d23138727ad9080fc314fe9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bruno Haible <br...@clisp.org>
Date: Sat, 31 May 2025 23:43:24 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] stat-time tests: Add C++ tests.

* tests/test-stat-time-c++.cc: New file.
* modules/stat-time-c++-tests: New file.
* modules/stat-time-tests (Depends-on): Add stat-time-c++-tests.
---
 ChangeLog                   |  5 +++++
 modules/stat-time-c++-tests | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
 modules/stat-time-tests     |  1 +
 tests/test-stat-time-c++.cc | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 4 files changed, 58 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 modules/stat-time-c++-tests
 create mode 100644 tests/test-stat-time-c++.cc

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 1ffa32c753..e9b9bd011f 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 2025-05-31  Bruno Haible  <br...@clisp.org>
 
+	stat-time tests: Add C++ tests.
+	* tests/test-stat-time-c++.cc: New file.
+	* modules/stat-time-c++-tests: New file.
+	* modules/stat-time-tests (Depends-on): Add stat-time-c++-tests.
+
 	stat-time: Fix syntax errors in C++ mode on MSVC (regr. 2023-05-14).
 	* lib/stat-time.h (_gl_make_timespec): New macro / function.
 	(get_stat_atime, get_stat_ctime, get_stat_mtime, get_stat_birthtime):
diff --git a/modules/stat-time-c++-tests b/modules/stat-time-c++-tests
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e4dfb485c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/stat-time-c++-tests
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+Files:
+tests/test-stat-time-c++.cc
+tests/signature.h
+
+Status:
+c++-test
+
+Depends-on:
+ansi-c++-opt
+
+configure.ac:
+
+Makefile.am:
+if ANSICXX
+TESTS += test-stat-time-c++
+check_PROGRAMS += test-stat-time-c++
+test_stat_time_c___SOURCES = test-stat-time-c++.cc
+test_stat_time_c___LDADD = $(LDADD) $(LIBINTL) $(NANOSLEEP_LIB) $(CLOCK_TIME_LIB) $(MBRTOWC_LIB) $(GETRANDOM_LIB)
+endif
diff --git a/modules/stat-time-tests b/modules/stat-time-tests
index c1f962c243..367a1f6ba9 100644
--- a/modules/stat-time-tests
+++ b/modules/stat-time-tests
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ time-h
 unistd-h
 xconcat-filename
 xgetcwd-lgpl
+stat-time-c++-tests
 
 configure.ac:
 
diff --git a/tests/test-stat-time-c++.cc b/tests/test-stat-time-c++.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2f2488d89b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test-stat-time-c++.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/* Test of <stat-time.h> in C++ mode.
+   Copyright (C) 2025 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+   the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+   (at your option) any later version.
+
+   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+   GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+   along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
+
+#define GNULIB_NAMESPACE gnulib
+#include <config.h>
+
+#include "stat-time.h"
+
+struct stat statinfo;
+
+int
+main (void)
+{
+  struct timespec a, c, m, b;
+  a = get_stat_atime (&statinfo);
+  c = get_stat_ctime (&statinfo);
+  m = get_stat_mtime (&statinfo);
+  b = get_stat_birthtime (&statinfo);
+  (void) (a.tv_sec + c.tv_sec + m.tv_sec + b.tv_sec);
+}
-- 
2.43.0

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