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Q&A Scheme for cross-platform warning control?

Since C++11 the standard mandates the _Pragma operator which is intended for use inside macros. With this you can improve the situation by wrapping all this compiler switching into a central macro...

posted 4y ago by Someone‭  ·  edited 4y ago by Someone‭

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#4: Post edited by user avatar Someone‭ · 2021-01-22T20:06:10Z (almost 4 years ago)
Simplified code, using Lundin's comment; added limitations
  • Since C++11 the standard mandates the [`_Pragma` operator](https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/preprocessor/impl) which is intended for use inside macros.
  • With this you can improve the situation by wrapping all this compiler switching into a central macro definition (**MSVC is untested!**):
  • ```
  • // see https://stackoverflow.com/a/45783809
  • #define DO_PRAGMA_(x) _Pragma (#x)
  • #define DO_PRAGMA(x) DO_PRAGMA_(x)
  • #if defined(_MSC_VER)
  • #define PUSH_WARNING_STATE DO_PRAGMA(warnings(push)) # untested!
  • #elif defined(__clang__)
  • #define PUSH_WARNING_STATE DO_PRAGMA(clang diagnostic push)
  • #elif defined(__GNUC__)
  • #define PUSH_WARNING_STATE DO_PRAGMA(GCC diagnostic push)
  • #endif
  • #if defined(_MSC_VER)
  • #define POP_WARNING_STATE DO_PRAGMA(warnings(poph)) # untested!
  • #elif defined(__clang__)
  • #define POP_WARNING_STATE DO_PRAGMA(clang diagnostic pop)
  • #elif defined(__GNUC__)
  • #define POP_WARNING_STATE DO_PRAGMA(GCC diagnostic pop)
  • #endif
  • #if defined(_MSC_VER)
  • #define DISABLE_WARNING(WARNING_NAME) DO_PRAGMA(warnings(disable : WARNING_NAME##_MSC)
  • #elif defined(__clang__)
  • #define DISABLE_WARNING(WARNING_NAME) DO_PRAGMA(clang diagnostic ignored WARNING_NAME##_CLANG)
  • #elif defined(__GNUC__)
  • #define DISABLE_WARNING(WARNING_NAME) DO_PRAGMA(GCC diagnostic ignored WARNING_NAME##_GCC)
  • #endif
  • ```
  • Which can be used like:
  • ```
  • // find some custom central naming for your warnings
  • #define WARN_UNINITIALIZED_CLANG "-Wuninitialized"
  • #define WARN_UNINITIALIZED_GCC "-Wuninitialized"
  • int main(int argc, char **argv) {
  • float a = 0, b;
  • PUSH_WARNING_STATE
  • DISABLE_WARNING(WARN_UNINITIALIZED);
  • if(a != b) {
  • POP_WARNING_STATE
  • return a == b;
  • }
  • }
  • ```
  • Compiling gives only the second error, as intended:
  • ```
  • $ g++ -Wall -pedantic test.cpp
  • test.cpp: In function 'int main(int, char**)':
  • test.cpp:39:12: warning: 'b' may be used uninitialized in this function [-Wmaybe-uninitialized]
  • 39 | return a == b;
  • | ~~^~~~
  • ```
  • Since C++11 the standard mandates the [`_Pragma` operator](https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/preprocessor/impl) which is intended for use inside macros.
  • With this you can improve the situation by wrapping all this compiler switching into a central macro definition (**MSVC is untested!**):
  • ```
  • // see https://stackoverflow.com/a/45783809
  • #define DO_PRAGMA_(x) _Pragma (#x)
  • #define DO_PRAGMA(x) DO_PRAGMA_(x)
  • #define PUSH_WARNING_STATE DO_PRAGMA(warnings(push)) \
  • DO_PRAGMA(clang diagnostic push) \
  • DO_PRAGMA(GCC diagnostic push)
  • #define POP_WARNING_STATE DO_PRAGMA(warnings(pop)) \
  • DO_PRAGMA(clang diagnostic pop) \
  • DO_PRAGMA(GCC diagnostic pop)
  • #define DISABLE_WARNING(WARNING_NAME) DO_PRAGMA(warnings(disable : WARNING_NAME##_MSC) ) \
  • DO_PRAGMA(clang diagnostic ignored WARNING_NAME##_CLANG) \
  • DO_PRAGMA(GCC diagnostic ignored WARNING_NAME##_GCC)
  • ```
  • Which can be used like:
  • ```
  • // find some custom central naming for your warnings
  • #define WARN_UNINITIALIZED_CLANG "-Wuninitialized"
  • #define WARN_UNINITIALIZED_GCC "-Wuninitialized"
  • int main(int argc, char **argv) {
  • float a = 0, b;
  • PUSH_WARNING_STATE
  • DISABLE_WARNING(WARN_UNINITIALIZED);
  • if(a != b) {
  • POP_WARNING_STATE
  • return a == b;
  • }
  • }
  • ```
  • Compiling gives only the second error, as intended:
  • ```
  • $ g++ -Wall -pedantic test.cpp
  • test.cpp: In function 'int main(int, char**)':
  • test.cpp:39:12: warning: 'b' may be used uninitialized in this function [-Wmaybe-uninitialized]
  • 39 | return a == b;
  • | ~~^~~~
  • ```
  • Limitations:
  • - problem with warnings that can only be disabled on some platforms (-> pragma might trigger a warning)
#3: Post edited by user avatar Someone‭ · 2021-01-21T13:03:52Z (almost 4 years ago)
  • Since C++11 the standard mandates the [`_Pragma` operator](https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/preprocessor/impl) which is intended for use inside macros.
  • With this you can improve the situation by wrapping all this compiler switching into a central macro definition:
  • ```
  • // see https://stackoverflow.com/a/45783809
  • #define DO_PRAGMA_(x) _Pragma (#x)
  • #define DO_PRAGMA(x) DO_PRAGMA_(x)
  • #if defined(_MSC_VER)
  • #define PUSH_WARNING_STATE DO_PRAGMA(warnings(push)) # untested!
  • #elif defined(__clang__)
  • #define PUSH_WARNING_STATE DO_PRAGMA(clang diagnostic push)
  • #elif defined(__GNUC__)
  • #define PUSH_WARNING_STATE DO_PRAGMA(GCC diagnostic push)
  • #endif
  • #if defined(_MSC_VER)
  • #define POP_WARNING_STATE DO_PRAGMA(warnings(poph)) # untested!
  • #elif defined(__clang__)
  • #define POP_WARNING_STATE DO_PRAGMA(clang diagnostic pop)
  • #elif defined(__GNUC__)
  • #define POP_WARNING_STATE DO_PRAGMA(GCC diagnostic pop)
  • #endif
  • #if defined(_MSC_VER)
  • #define DISABLE_WARNING(WARNING_NAME) DO_PRAGMA(warnings(disable : WARNING_NAME##_MSC)
  • #elif defined(__clang__)
  • #define DISABLE_WARNING(WARNING_NAME) DO_PRAGMA(clang diagnostic ignored WARNING_NAME##_CLANG)
  • #elif defined(__GNUC__)
  • #define DISABLE_WARNING(WARNING_NAME) DO_PRAGMA(GCC diagnostic ignored WARNING_NAME##_GCC)
  • #endif
  • ```
  • Which can be used like:
  • ```
  • // find some custom central naming for your warnings
  • #define WARN_UNINITIALIZED_CLANG "-Wuninitialized"
  • #define WARN_UNINITIALIZED_GCC "-Wuninitialized"
  • int main(int argc, char **argv) {
  • float a = 0, b;
  • PUSH_WARNING_STATE
  • DISABLE_WARNING(WARN_UNINITIALIZED);
  • if(a != b) {
  • POP_WARNING_STATE
  • return a == b;
  • }
  • }
  • ```
  • Compiling gives only the second error, as intended:
  • ```
  • $ g++ -Wall -pedantic test.cpp
  • test.cpp: In function 'int main(int, char**)':
  • test.cpp:39:12: warning: 'b' may be used uninitialized in this function [-Wmaybe-uninitialized]
  • 39 | return a == b;
  • | ~~^~~~
  • ```
  • Since C++11 the standard mandates the [`_Pragma` operator](https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/preprocessor/impl) which is intended for use inside macros.
  • With this you can improve the situation by wrapping all this compiler switching into a central macro definition (**MSVC is untested!**):
  • ```
  • // see https://stackoverflow.com/a/45783809
  • #define DO_PRAGMA_(x) _Pragma (#x)
  • #define DO_PRAGMA(x) DO_PRAGMA_(x)
  • #if defined(_MSC_VER)
  • #define PUSH_WARNING_STATE DO_PRAGMA(warnings(push)) # untested!
  • #elif defined(__clang__)
  • #define PUSH_WARNING_STATE DO_PRAGMA(clang diagnostic push)
  • #elif defined(__GNUC__)
  • #define PUSH_WARNING_STATE DO_PRAGMA(GCC diagnostic push)
  • #endif
  • #if defined(_MSC_VER)
  • #define POP_WARNING_STATE DO_PRAGMA(warnings(poph)) # untested!
  • #elif defined(__clang__)
  • #define POP_WARNING_STATE DO_PRAGMA(clang diagnostic pop)
  • #elif defined(__GNUC__)
  • #define POP_WARNING_STATE DO_PRAGMA(GCC diagnostic pop)
  • #endif
  • #if defined(_MSC_VER)
  • #define DISABLE_WARNING(WARNING_NAME) DO_PRAGMA(warnings(disable : WARNING_NAME##_MSC)
  • #elif defined(__clang__)
  • #define DISABLE_WARNING(WARNING_NAME) DO_PRAGMA(clang diagnostic ignored WARNING_NAME##_CLANG)
  • #elif defined(__GNUC__)
  • #define DISABLE_WARNING(WARNING_NAME) DO_PRAGMA(GCC diagnostic ignored WARNING_NAME##_GCC)
  • #endif
  • ```
  • Which can be used like:
  • ```
  • // find some custom central naming for your warnings
  • #define WARN_UNINITIALIZED_CLANG "-Wuninitialized"
  • #define WARN_UNINITIALIZED_GCC "-Wuninitialized"
  • int main(int argc, char **argv) {
  • float a = 0, b;
  • PUSH_WARNING_STATE
  • DISABLE_WARNING(WARN_UNINITIALIZED);
  • if(a != b) {
  • POP_WARNING_STATE
  • return a == b;
  • }
  • }
  • ```
  • Compiling gives only the second error, as intended:
  • ```
  • $ g++ -Wall -pedantic test.cpp
  • test.cpp: In function 'int main(int, char**)':
  • test.cpp:39:12: warning: 'b' may be used uninitialized in this function [-Wmaybe-uninitialized]
  • 39 | return a == b;
  • | ~~^~~~
  • ```
#2: Post edited by user avatar Someone‭ · 2021-01-21T13:02:05Z (almost 4 years ago)
Added compiler output
  • Since C++11 the standard mandates the [`_Pragma` operator](https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/preprocessor/impl) which is intended for use inside macros.
  • With this you can improve the situation by wrapping all this compiler switching into a central macro definition:
  • ```
  • // see https://stackoverflow.com/a/45783809
  • #define DO_PRAGMA_(x) _Pragma (#x)
  • #define DO_PRAGMA(x) DO_PRAGMA_(x)
  • #if defined(_MSC_VER)
  • #define PUSH_WARNING_STATE DO_PRAGMA(warnings(push)) # untested!
  • #elif defined(__clang__)
  • #define PUSH_WARNING_STATE DO_PRAGMA(clang diagnostic push)
  • #elif defined(__GNUC__)
  • #define PUSH_WARNING_STATE DO_PRAGMA(GCC diagnostic push)
  • #endif
  • #if defined(_MSC_VER)
  • #define POP_WARNING_STATE DO_PRAGMA(warnings(poph)) # untested!
  • #elif defined(__clang__)
  • #define POP_WARNING_STATE DO_PRAGMA(clang diagnostic pop)
  • #elif defined(__GNUC__)
  • #define POP_WARNING_STATE DO_PRAGMA(GCC diagnostic pop)
  • #endif
  • #if defined(_MSC_VER)
  • #define DISABLE_WARNING(WARNING_NAME) DO_PRAGMA(warnings(disable : WARNING_NAME##_MSC)
  • #elif defined(__clang__)
  • #define DISABLE_WARNING(WARNING_NAME) DO_PRAGMA(clang diagnostic ignored WARNING_NAME##_CLANG)
  • #elif defined(__GNUC__)
  • #define DISABLE_WARNING(WARNING_NAME) DO_PRAGMA(GCC diagnostic ignored WARNING_NAME##_GCC)
  • #endif
  • ```
  • Which can be used like:
  • ```
  • // find some custom central naming for your warnings
  • #define WARN_UNINITIALIZED_CLANG "-Wuninitialized"
  • #define WARN_UNINITIALIZED_GCC "-Wuninitialized"
  • int main(int argc, char **argv) {
  • float a = 0, b;
  • PUSH_WARNING_STATE
  • DISABLE_WARNING(WARN_UNINITIALIZED);
  • if(a != b) {
  • POP_WARNING_STATE
  • return a == b;
  • }
  • }
  • ```
  • Since C++11 the standard mandates the [`_Pragma` operator](https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/preprocessor/impl) which is intended for use inside macros.
  • With this you can improve the situation by wrapping all this compiler switching into a central macro definition:
  • ```
  • // see https://stackoverflow.com/a/45783809
  • #define DO_PRAGMA_(x) _Pragma (#x)
  • #define DO_PRAGMA(x) DO_PRAGMA_(x)
  • #if defined(_MSC_VER)
  • #define PUSH_WARNING_STATE DO_PRAGMA(warnings(push)) # untested!
  • #elif defined(__clang__)
  • #define PUSH_WARNING_STATE DO_PRAGMA(clang diagnostic push)
  • #elif defined(__GNUC__)
  • #define PUSH_WARNING_STATE DO_PRAGMA(GCC diagnostic push)
  • #endif
  • #if defined(_MSC_VER)
  • #define POP_WARNING_STATE DO_PRAGMA(warnings(poph)) # untested!
  • #elif defined(__clang__)
  • #define POP_WARNING_STATE DO_PRAGMA(clang diagnostic pop)
  • #elif defined(__GNUC__)
  • #define POP_WARNING_STATE DO_PRAGMA(GCC diagnostic pop)
  • #endif
  • #if defined(_MSC_VER)
  • #define DISABLE_WARNING(WARNING_NAME) DO_PRAGMA(warnings(disable : WARNING_NAME##_MSC)
  • #elif defined(__clang__)
  • #define DISABLE_WARNING(WARNING_NAME) DO_PRAGMA(clang diagnostic ignored WARNING_NAME##_CLANG)
  • #elif defined(__GNUC__)
  • #define DISABLE_WARNING(WARNING_NAME) DO_PRAGMA(GCC diagnostic ignored WARNING_NAME##_GCC)
  • #endif
  • ```
  • Which can be used like:
  • ```
  • // find some custom central naming for your warnings
  • #define WARN_UNINITIALIZED_CLANG "-Wuninitialized"
  • #define WARN_UNINITIALIZED_GCC "-Wuninitialized"
  • int main(int argc, char **argv) {
  • float a = 0, b;
  • PUSH_WARNING_STATE
  • DISABLE_WARNING(WARN_UNINITIALIZED);
  • if(a != b) {
  • POP_WARNING_STATE
  • return a == b;
  • }
  • }
  • ```
  • Compiling gives only the second error, as intended:
  • ```
  • $ g++ -Wall -pedantic test.cpp
  • test.cpp: In function 'int main(int, char**)':
  • test.cpp:39:12: warning: 'b' may be used uninitialized in this function [-Wmaybe-uninitialized]
  • 39 | return a == b;
  • | ~~^~~~
  • ```
#1: Initial revision by user avatar Someone‭ · 2021-01-21T13:00:17Z (almost 4 years ago)
Since C++11 the standard mandates the [`_Pragma` operator](https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/preprocessor/impl) which is intended for use inside macros.

With this you can improve the situation by wrapping all this compiler switching into a central macro definition:

```
// see https://stackoverflow.com/a/45783809
#define DO_PRAGMA_(x) _Pragma (#x)
#define DO_PRAGMA(x) DO_PRAGMA_(x)

#if defined(_MSC_VER)
#define PUSH_WARNING_STATE DO_PRAGMA(warnings(push)) # untested!
#elif defined(__clang__)
#define PUSH_WARNING_STATE DO_PRAGMA(clang diagnostic push)
#elif defined(__GNUC__)
#define PUSH_WARNING_STATE DO_PRAGMA(GCC diagnostic push)
#endif

#if defined(_MSC_VER)
#define POP_WARNING_STATE DO_PRAGMA(warnings(poph)) # untested!
#elif defined(__clang__)
#define POP_WARNING_STATE DO_PRAGMA(clang diagnostic pop)
#elif defined(__GNUC__)
#define POP_WARNING_STATE DO_PRAGMA(GCC diagnostic pop)
#endif

#if defined(_MSC_VER)
#define DISABLE_WARNING(WARNING_NAME) DO_PRAGMA(warnings(disable :  WARNING_NAME##_MSC)
#elif defined(__clang__)
#define DISABLE_WARNING(WARNING_NAME) DO_PRAGMA(clang diagnostic ignored WARNING_NAME##_CLANG)
#elif defined(__GNUC__)
#define DISABLE_WARNING(WARNING_NAME) DO_PRAGMA(GCC diagnostic ignored WARNING_NAME##_GCC)
#endif

```

Which can be used like:

```
// find some custom central naming for your warnings
#define WARN_UNINITIALIZED_CLANG "-Wuninitialized"
#define WARN_UNINITIALIZED_GCC "-Wuninitialized"

int main(int argc, char **argv) {
        float a = 0, b;
        PUSH_WARNING_STATE
        DISABLE_WARNING(WARN_UNINITIALIZED);
        if(a != b) {
                POP_WARNING_STATE
                return a == b;
        }
}
```