https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=84887
Bug ID: 84887
Summary: missing semicolon: further improvements
Product: gcc
Version: 8.0
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Keywords: diagnostic, error-recovery
Severity: normal
Priority: P3
Component: c
Assignee: dmalcolm at gcc dot gnu.org
Reporter: dmalcolm at gcc dot gnu.org
Target Milestone: ---
Consider:
int test(void)
{
return 42
}
Prior to gcc 8 we emitted:
t.c: In function ‘test’:
t.c:4:1: error: expected ‘;’ before ‘}’ token
}
^
As of gcc 8 we now emit the error at the correct location:
t.c: In function ‘test’:
t.c:3:12: error: expected ‘;’ before ‘}’ token
return 42
^
;
}
~
(this was PR 65137 and others)
However, as suggested e.g. by oridb on Reddit, it would be more readable to
talk about the previous logical unit, and emit:
t.c: In function ‘test’:
t.c:3:12: error: expected ‘;’ after ‘42’ token
return 42
^
;
or somesuch: e.g. should we highlight the preceding token as a secondary range,
which would give:
t.c: In function ‘test’:
t.c:3:12: error: expected ‘;’ after ‘42’ token
return 42
~~^
;
(I'm not sure either way)
