Re: [boost] BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT and g++ 3.4

From: John Maddock (john_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-04-06 04:36:50

> The code below works as expected when compiled with g++ 3.4 as:
>
> $ g++ -I$HOME/boost/cvs -g -W -Wall -o static_test2 static_test2.cpp
>
> but it also produces this warning:
>
> static_test2.cpp: In static member function `static foo foo::set()':
> static_test2.cpp:15: warning: no return statement in function returning
> non-void
>
> Clearly, I could add a spurious return statement after the assert, but
> isn't g++ being a little over eager here? Can the warning not be silenced
> by the library?

None: it would have to introduce a return statement to do so, and that would 
break so many things that I don't know where to begin.  Remember that many 
uses of BOOST_STATIC_ASSERT do expect it to compile, and generate neither 
code not data.

John.