------- Comment #4 from pinskia at gcc dot gnu dot org 2007-06-03 02:00 ------- >Could the check in the code be moved futher up so the compiler can see that the > checking is being done?
Not if glibc is marking the functions as warn_unused_result. Also the front-end would need some flow analysis to figure out if a warning is needed. -- http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32185