Re: [Mingw-users] [mingw - StupidTechiQuestions] Missing newlines (was: RE: Welcome to MinGW's StupidTechiQuestions F)

[Keith M. <kei...@to...>]

Al Slater wrote:
> >>>---[relevant content snipped for brevity]---------
> .
> With the above, surely a prepocessed output could be (I'm not suggesting 

> that such a preprocessor exists)
>
> <start>
> #define SOME_DEFINEint func();
>
> int main(int, char **)
> { 
>    func();
>    return 0;
> }
> <end>
>
> This would not then compile.  A newline at the end of a.h would clearly 
> solve the problem.
>
> The warning should be taken as a portablity hint.

Indeed.  Just reinforces my assertion that the standard's requirement for
a terminating newline is *not* BS.

The warning could be taken as a portability hint, or, as I said earlier,
it could indicate an accidentally truncated source file.  In either case,
it is indicative of a potential problem, and therefore, useful.

Regards,
Keith.