[perl #39838] [PCC] mark non-returning functions with __attribute__((__noreturn__))

[Chip Salzenberg]

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Some compilers have flags to mark functions that don't return.
For example, GCC uses __attribute__((__noreturn__)).
All functions that don't return should be marked with this attribute.

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[Andy Lester]

On Jul 15, 2006, at 2:43 AM, Chip Salzenberg (via RT) wrote:

> Some compilers have flags to mark functions that don't return.
> For example, GCC uses __attribute__((__noreturn__)).
> All functions that don't return should be marked with this attribute.

This will happen. Humans will mark the functions with a special flag
comment, and then the headerizer will do the GCC magic.

xoxo,
Andy

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