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What exactly must a C compiler do when it finds a compile-time error? The most obvious kind of errors are language syntax errors, but the C standard also speaks of constraints, which are rules tha...
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ghost-in-the-zsh
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2021-10-07T20:09:20Z (about 3 years ago)
Fixing a typo re plural/singular terminology
What must a C compiler do when it finds an error?
- What exactly must a C compiler do when it finds a compile-time error?
The most obvious kind of errors are language syntax errors, but the C standard also speaks of _constraints_, which are rules that a C program are not allowed to break. Doing so is a so-called _constraint violation_.- Upon finding syntax errors or constraint violations, must the compiler produce a compiler error message? A warning message? Is it allowed to create a binary executable despite finding such errors?
- What exactly must a C compiler do when it finds a compile-time error?
- The most obvious kind of errors are language syntax errors, but the C standard also speaks of _constraints_, which are rules that a C program is not allowed to break. Doing so is a so-called _constraint violation_.
- Upon finding syntax errors or constraint violations, must the compiler produce a compiler error message? A warning message? Is it allowed to create a binary executable despite finding such errors?
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Lundin
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2020-08-18T11:41:41Z (over 4 years ago)
What must a C compiler do when it finds an error?
What exactly must a C compiler do when it finds a compile-time error? The most obvious kind of errors are language syntax errors, but the C standard also speaks of _constraints_, which are rules that a C program are not allowed to break. Doing so is a so-called _constraint violation_. Upon finding syntax errors or constraint violations, must the compiler produce a compiler error message? A warning message? Is it allowed to create a binary executable despite finding such errors?