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Re: [PATCH 2/3] Add a lot of dummy returns to avoid warnings with NO_NORETURN

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
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Jun 20, 2011, 21:53 UTC
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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> writes:
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> I think this is probably a bad move, given that the previous patch is a
> temporary workaround until gcc 4.6 is fixed. With -Wunreachable-code on,
> these will introduce noise for build without NO_NORETURN (either when
> profile feedback is not used, or when profile feedback build is in use and
> it no longer requires the NO_NORETURN workaround).

I would need to clarify with s/introduce noise/introduce more noise/; the existing codebase is not noise-free.

But I do not see much point in making things worse, only to squelch "reaches end of non void function" warnings that will be given under the NO_NORETURN workaround configuration.

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  1. 1/3 Add option to disable NORETURNAndi Kleen, Jun 19, 2011
  2. 2/3 Add a lot of dummy returns to avoid warnings with NO_NORETURNAndi Kleen, Jun 19, 2011
  3. Junio C HamanoJun 20, 2011
  4. Andi KleenJun 20, 2011
  5. Junio C HamanoJun 20, 2011
  6. Andi KleenJun 20, 2011
  7. Jonathan NiederJun 20, 2011
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  11. Andi KleenJun 21, 2011
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  13. Junio C HamanoJun 20, 2011
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  18. Andi KleenJun 20, 2011
  19. Junio C HamanoJun 21, 2011
  20. 3/3 Add profile feedback build to git v2Andi Kleen, Jun 19, 2011

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