http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=49754
Summary: Let gcc warn about all uninitialized variables Product: gcc Version: 4.5.1 URL: https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=705160#c1 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: enhancement Priority: P3 Component: c AssignedTo: unassig...@gcc.gnu.org ReportedBy: giecr...@stegny.2a.pl The compiler gcc currently warns about uninitialized scalar variables but not about compound variables. == Steps to Reproduce == 1. { cat>foo.c<<'/* EOF */' && gcc -Wall -pedantic-errors foo.c; } struct i { int x; }; struct i foo () { struct i x; return x; } int bar () { int y; return +y; } /* EOF */ == Actual Results == foo.c: In function ‘bar’: foo.c:3:21: warning: ‘y’ is used uninitialized in this function == Expected Results == foo.c: In function ‘foo’: foo.c:2:?: warning: ‘x’ is used uninitialized in this function foo.c: In function ‘bar’: foo.c:3:21: warning: ‘y’ is used uninitialized in this function