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Assert that some code is not present in the final binary, at compile or link time. I'd like to assert that some code can be optimized out, and is not present in the final binary object. ```c #define CONSTANT 0 #if (!CONSTANT) [[landmineA]] #endif static int foo(void); void bar(void) { if (CONSTANT) { foo(); } } static int foo(void) { if (... (more) |
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A: PGP sign emails sent with git-send-email(1) It can't be done with `git-send-email`(1), but there's a tool that integrates with it, and is very simple to use: `patatt`(1). Install the tool: ```sh $ sudo apt-get install patatt ``` And then for each repo in which you want to sign patches, run: ```sh $ cd /some/git/repo/ $ patatt ins... (more) |
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| Comment | Post #286593 |
Yes, that's by far the simplest one.
I was wondering if there was one that was more useful, in terms of type-generic programming, so that it would discard the `const` qualifier from any type.
`_Generic` would help, but it's still limited to the types you specify. (more) |
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| Comment | Post #286588 |
Considering that I'm asking this for use in a public mailing list, option 1 is not possible, option 2 defeats the simplicity and versatility of email patches, so option 3 remains.
In fact, yes, a web of trust is what I was looking for (accept more or less blindly patches from specific persons, the... (more) |
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| Comment | Post #286575 |
Agree. I don't even remember why that solution came through my mind. I didn't ask to close the question, just for curiosity of the answers :) (more) |
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| Comment | Post #286575 |
Ahh, you're right. Just some confusion of mine then. For some reason I thought I needed to discard the const in some code, but I don't need to. (more) |
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array of arrays vs array of pointers to store array of string literals Let's consider the following code: ```c const char a[][4] = {"aa", "aaa"}; const char b[] = {"bb", "bbb"}; const char const c[] = {"cc", "ccc"}; ``` For shared libraries, both `b` and `c` arrays require the array of pointers to be generated at runtime, which implies performance costs. Se... (more) |
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| Comment | Post #286575 |
But I'm discarding it from `r->s`, which is `const char *`. (more) |
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How to write a macro that discards the const qualifier, for any type? How to write a macro that discards the const qualifier, for any type? I hope some combination of `typeof` and a cast will do, but haven't found the combination. I tried this, without luck: ```c #define discardconst(x) ((typeof(x + 0)) (x)) struct t { char s; }; char foo(const... (more) |
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PGP sign emails sent with git-send-email(1) How can we use git-send-email(1) to sign patches (emails) with the gpg(1) keyring? I've heard it can be done, but couldn't find anything in the git-send-email(1) documentation nor in a web search. (more) |
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| Comment | Post #286302 |
Hmm, interesting. I'll copy here a link to the c99(1) specification for completeness: <https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/c99.html>.
My question was about portability to Unix systems, including systems about which I don't know much, such as Solaris or HPUX for example. If... (more) |
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Is `-isystem` a POSIX cc option? Is `-isystem/path/to/sys/includes` a standard compiler option, or is it a compiler extension implemented by gcc, clang, and maybe other compilers? Can I rely on its availability? I couldn't find the POSIX specification for cc(1). (more) |
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| Comment | Post #285974 |
Might be, yes. I usually return. But I was reviewing some existing code that used that scheme. But I tend to agree :) (more) |
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| Comment | Post #285974 |
@#8176 In this case, `noreturn` doesn't help the compiler optimize, because it can't optimize (and in fact it would be wrong to optimize, since `pthread_create(3)` expects a function that actually returns, and providing something different (`void`) might be UB (but it happens to be compatible by the ... (more) |
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| Comment | Post #285974 |
Calling `pthread_exit(3)` instead of returning from the callback is the same as calling `exit(3)` instead of returning from `main()`. It's not like you're killing it with a signal or anything like that. It handles everything gracefully and acts as if it returned: _"The pthread_exit() function term... (more) |
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noreturn function with non-void return type Is it legal ISO C to declare a function as `noreturn` with a non-`void` return type (but of course not actually returning)? As far as I can read from the standard, it seems legal. Example: ``` c noreturn void foo(void x) { pthreadexit(x); } ``` ISO C (N2731, C2x) says: > 6.7... (more) |
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Of course, if one has portability issues, it can just `#define _Nonnull` to nothing for some compilers that lack support (right now only Clang supports it, AFAIK). Or simply manually remove the text. But for this showcase implementation, I'd like to be as explicit as possible, especially in the int... (more) |
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