[LTP] [PATCH] config.mk.in: build.sh: Add -Wno-missing-field-initializers to CFLAGS

Petr Vorel pvorel@suse.cz
Fri Dec 9 10:50:50 CET 2022


> Hi!


> > Hi!
> > > Add CFLAGS -Wno-missing-field-initializers to suppress the compilation
> > > warnings like:

> > > autogroup01.c:87:1: warning: missing initializer for field
> > > ‘needs_cmds’ of ‘struct tst_test’ [-Wmissing-field-initializers]  };
> > > ^ In file included from autogroup01.c:21:0:
> > > ../../../../include/tst_test.h:324:21: note: ‘needs_cmds’ declared here
> > >   const char *const *needs_cmds;

> > This is actually caused by a gcc bug that has been already fixed see:

> > https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=84685

> Thank you for your notice.


> > And I do not think that it's a good idea to work around gcc warnings in our
> > build system.

It's just matter of time when old gcc passes away.


> I haven't paid attention to other warning messages now. Maybe they should be ignored as well.

Most of the warnings are valid and should be fixed. That takes time, but we all
slowly work on it. Anyway, warning are here for a reason, I prefer to have false
positives than lost valid warning.

Kind regards,
Petr

> Regards,
> Gongyi


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