Ok, here is a patch which improves the example:
--- gcc/doc/extend.texi.ORIG 2011-12-20 17:35:32.236578828 -0800
+++ gcc/doc/extend.texi 2011-12-20 17:37:10.460583316 -0800
@@ -7932,7 +7932,7 @@
@smallexample
if (__builtin_expect (ptr != NULL, 1))
- error ();
+ ptr->do_something();
@e
Hello,
The online docs at
http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc-4.4.2/gcc/Other-Builtins.html
has a confusing (to me) example of __builtin_expect. Could someone take
a look at this?
Since you are limited to integral expressions for exp, you should
use constructions such as
if (__b
