Inlined functions can give rise to bogus warnings when they contain statically determined branches. Testcase:
static inline int f(int x) { if (1) return 17; } int h(int z) { return f(z); } foo$ gcc -O2 -Wall -c foo.c foo.c: In function 'h': foo.c:2: warning: control may reach end of non-void function 'f' being inlined This kind of code is not uncommon, nor bad style, and makes -Werror useless. This is a regression from gcc 3.4.0. The same warning is given with: static inline int f(int x, int q) { if (q) return 17; } int h(int z) { return f(z, 1); } -- Summary: Bogus "control may reach end of non-void function" warning in inlined function Product: gcc Version: 4.0.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: minor Priority: P2 Component: c AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: mattias at virtutech dot se CC: gcc-bugs at gcc dot gnu dot org GCC build triplet: i686-pc-linux-gnu GCC host triplet: i686-pc-linux-gnu GCC target triplet: i686-pc-linux-gnu http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21191