I'm compiling the attached test case with "gcc version 4.5.0 20091018
(experimental) [trunk revision 152966] (Ubuntu 20091018-0ubuntu1)".
When using the command line "gcc -Wuninitialized -Os -o test test_gccbug.c",
I'm getting the following incorrect warning:
test_gccbug.c: In function 'main':
test_gccbug.c:17:6: warning: 'ret' may be used uninitialized in this function
Same happens with different builds of GCC 4.4.2, 4.4.1 and 4.3.4.
No such warning occurs with builds of GCC 4.2.4 and 4.1.3.
This problem does not occur if one or more of the following is done:
- You change the optimization level to -O0 or -O1 (-O2 and -O3 still trigger
the bug in this GCC 4.5.0 version, but not always in older versions I've
tested)
- You comment out line 10 of the test case
- You change line 22 of the test case to just 'if (!argc)'
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Summary: Incorrect "may be used uninitialized warning" for a very
specific test case
Product: gcc
Version: 4.5.0
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: P3
Component: regression
AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org
ReportedBy: colin at reactos dot org
http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=42145
