Re: Testsuite regression gdb.cp/converts.exp [Re: [RFA] gdb/13483]

[Keith Seitz <keiths@redhat.com>]

On 09/12/2012 12:58 PM, Jan Kratochvil wrote:
> Yes, I agree.  Although rather to replace it in .c by an explanatory comment
> like
>
> /* .exp file contains line
>       gdb_test "p foo1_7(&foo1_7)" " = 17"
>     which is not compiled here for verification as older GCCs (~4.1) fail the
>     compilation due to:
>       warning: the address of 'int foo1_7(bool)', will always evaluate as 'true'
>     */

Sure. For the record, here is what I committed:

2012-09-12  Keith Seitz  <keiths@redhat.com>

	* gdb.cp/converts.cc (main): Comment out the pointer to boolean
	conversion statement.

Index: gdb.cp/converts.cc
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/src/gdb/testsuite/gdb.cp/converts.cc,v
retrieving revision 1.5
diff -u -p -r1.5 converts.cc
--- gdb.cp/converts.cc	10 Sep 2012 17:12:52 -0000	1.5
+++ gdb.cp/converts.cc	12 Sep 2012 23:27:03 -0000
@@ -78,7 +78,15 @@ int main()
    foo1_7 (long_int);		// long to boolean
    foo1_7 (*a);			// char to boolean
    foo1_7 (MY_A);		// unscoped enum to boolean
+  /* converts.exp tests the next statement directly.  It is not compiled
+     here for verification because older versions of GCC (~4.1) fail to
+     compile it:
+
+     warning: the address of 'int foo1_7(bool)' will always evaluate as 
true
+
    foo1_7 (&foo1_7);		// pointer to boolean
+  */
+
    foo1_7 (&A::member_);		// pointer to member to boolean
    foo1_7 (a);			// pointer to boolean
    foo1_7 (fp);			// float to boolean

Keith