GCC auto

[alexfish]

HI Peter

when compiling GCC one can not use the G++ word 'auto'

the sub (...) example


SUB IMAGE_CHECK(STRING OSMDIR$,STRING keyword$,STRING mimtype$, auto)

IF auto THEN

ELSE

END IF
END SUB

IMAGE_CHECK(OSMDIR$,NULL,".png",TRUE)

BR
ALEX

[Pjot]

Hi Alex,

Indeed, the term 'auto' is in fact an original keyword in C and also in C++. It therefore cannot be used as a variable.

Same with 'break', 'extern', 'switch', 'volatile' etc.

BaCon has a mechanism to warn for using such keywords as a variable, but this check only is applied to the LOCAL/GLOBAL/DECLARE statements.

So it doesn't check this in function headers, I will see if it can be extended there as well.

BR
Peter

[Pjot]

Alex,

Adding the check for function headers was not too difficult, it is in the latest beta.

BR
Peter

[alexfish]

Hi pjot

downloaded & result =


Syntax error: variable 'auto' in SUB/FUNCTION statement at line 13 in file
'/home/pi/Downloads/imagecheck.bac' is a C keyword or function!


Thanks
+
BR
Alex