This removes an unnecessary static variable from the code and also makes it a single warning instead of two. Patch originally proposed by Manuel López-Ibáñez.
Luis Strano
gcc/c/ChangeLog: 2014-12-24 Luis Felipe Strano Moraes <luis.str...@gmail.com> * c-decl.c (get_parm_info): cleaning up incomplete type warning.
Index: gcc/c/c-decl.c =================================================================== --- gcc/c/c-decl.c (revision 219059) +++ gcc/c/c-decl.c (working copy) @@ -6897,7 +6897,6 @@ get_parm_info (bool ellipsis, tree expr) tree types = 0; tree others = 0; - static bool explained_incomplete_types = false; bool gave_void_only_once_err = false; arg_info->had_vla_unspec = current_scope->had_vla_unspec; @@ -7000,19 +6999,15 @@ get_parm_info (bool ellipsis, tree expr) { if (b->id) /* The %s will be one of 'struct', 'union', or 'enum'. */ - warning (0, "%<%s %E%> declared inside parameter list", - keyword, b->id); + warning (0, "%<%s %E%> declared inside parameter list and will" + " not be visible outside of this definition or" + " declaration", keyword, b->id); else /* The %s will be one of 'struct', 'union', or 'enum'. */ - warning (0, "anonymous %s declared inside parameter list", - keyword); + warning (0, "anonymous %s declared inside parameter list and" + " will not be visible outside of this definition or" + " declaration", keyword); - if (!explained_incomplete_types) - { - warning (0, "its scope is only this definition or declaration," - " which is probably not what you want"); - explained_incomplete_types = true; - } } tag.id = b->id; Index: gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/parm-incomplete-1.c =================================================================== --- gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/parm-incomplete-1.c (revision 219059) +++ gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/parm-incomplete-1.c (working copy) @@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ struct s { int b; }; void h (struct s x) { } void j(struct t2); /* { dg-warning "'struct t2' declared inside parameter list" } */ -/* { dg-warning "its scope is only" "explanation" { target *-*-* } 19 } */ union u; Index: gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/pr18809-1.c =================================================================== --- gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/pr18809-1.c (revision 219059) +++ gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/pr18809-1.c (working copy) @@ -5,6 +5,5 @@ void foo(enum E e) {} /* { dg-error "forward ref" "forward" } */ /* { dg-warning "declared" "declared" { target *-*-* } 6 } */ - /* { dg-warning "scope" "scope" { target *-*-* } 6 } */ /* { dg-error "incomplete" "incomplete" { target *-*-* } 6 } */ void bar() { foo(0); } Index: gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/pr27953.c =================================================================== --- gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/pr27953.c (revision 219059) +++ gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/pr27953.c (working copy) @@ -1,7 +1,6 @@ /* PR c/27953 */ void foo(struct A a) {} /* { dg-warning "declared inside parameter list" "inside" } */ -/* { dg-warning "its scope is only" "scope" { target *-*-* } 3 } */ /* { dg-error "incomplete type" "incomplete" { target *-*-* } 3 } */ void foo() {} /* { dg-error "redefinition" "redef" } */ Index: gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/vla-11.c =================================================================== --- gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/vla-11.c (revision 219059) +++ gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/vla-11.c (working copy) @@ -10,4 +10,3 @@ void foo11a(int x[sizeof(int *(*)[*])]); /* { dg-w void foo11b(__SIZE_TYPE__ x, int y[(__UINTPTR_TYPE__)(int (*)[*])x]); /* { dg-warning "not in a declaration" } */ void foo11c(struct s { int (*x)[*]; } *y); /* { dg-error "a member of a structure or union cannot have a variably modified type" "variably modified" } */ /* { dg-warning "'struct s' declared inside parameter list" "struct decl" { target *-*-* } 11 } */ -/* { dg-warning "its scope is only this definition or declaration" "struct scope" { target *-*-* } 11 } */