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Compiling from git clone

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
Cc: tracker <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#55010: closed (Compiling from git clone)
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2022 16:49:01 +0000

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From: Ken Ingram <ken.ingram <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org
Subject: Compiling from git clone
Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2022 14:47:39 -0700

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Making all in .
make[2]: Entering directory '/home/kingram/src/coreutils'
  CC       lib/libcoreutils_a-randperm.o
lib/randperm.c: In function 'sparse_new':
lib/randperm.c:111:1: error: function might be candidate for attribute
'malloc' if it is known to return normally
[-Werror=suggest-attribute=malloc]
 sparse_new (size_t size_hint)
 ^~~~~~~~~~
cc1: all warnings being treated as errors
make[2]: *** [Makefile:15588: lib/libcoreutils_a-randperm.o] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/kingram/src/coreutils'
make[1]: *** [Makefile:21009: all-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/kingram/src/coreutils'
make: *** [Makefile:8267: all] Error 2

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From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
To: Ken Ingram <ken.ingram <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 55010-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#55010: Compiling from git clone
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2022 09:47:59 -0700

On 4/19/22 22:54, Ken Ingram wrote:
> So I guess I'm on an "old" compiler compared to 11.2.1

Yes, so let's not worry about the warning, as it suggests adding clutter 
unnecessary in modern compilers, it's easy to ignore the warnings in 
older compilers, and this is an issue only when using 
--enable-gcc-warnings or when building from git and not using 
--disable-gcc-warnings.

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