Re: [PATCH 1/2] help: add help_unknown_ref

> On 01-05-2013 17:53, Ramkumar Ramachandra wrote:
>> Vikrant Varma wrote:
>>> +void help_unknown_ref(const char* ref) {
>>> +        int i;
>>> +        struct similar_ref_cb ref_cb;
>>> +        ref_cb.similar_refs = (struct string_list)STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP;
>>
>> Why are you casting STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP?
>>
>>> +        ref_cb.base_ref = ref;
> 
> 
> ref_cb.similar_refs has already been defined. The compiler won't let me
> assign to it unless I cast first. However, I think compound literals are
> a C99/gcc feature. Is this better?
> 
>     struct similar_ref_cb ref_cb = {ref, STRING_LIST_INIT_NODUP};