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Re: [PATCH] Fix an "variable might be used uninitialized" gcc warning

From
Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>
Date
Dec 16, 2011, 23:59 UTC
Message-ID
<20111216235908.GA5858@elie.hsd1.il.comcast.net>
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<4EEBC9D6.6010204@ramsay1.demon.co.uk>
Ramsay Jones wrote:
>         CC builtin/checkout.o
>     builtin/checkout.c: In function `cmd_checkout':
>     builtin/checkout.c:160: warning: 'mode' might be used uninitialized \
>         in this function
[...]
> [Note that only 2 out of the 3 versions of gcc I use issues this
> warning]

Which version of gcc is that? Is gcc getting more sane, so we won't have to worry about this after a while, or is the false positive a new regression that should be reported to them?

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  1. Fix an "variable might be used uninitialized" gcc warningRamsay Jones, Dec 16, 2011
  2. Jonathan NiederDec 16, 2011
  3. Andreas SchwabDec 17, 2011
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  5. Jonathan NiederJan 31, 2012
  6. Miles BaderFeb 1, 2012
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