Re: [PATCH v2] Makefile: add a DEVOPTS flag to get pedantic compilation

[Beat Bolli <dev+git@drbeat.li>]

On 23.07.18 20:53, Junio C Hamano wrote:
> Beat Bolli <dev+git@drbeat.li> writes:
> 
>> In the interest of code hygiene, make it easier to compile Git with the
>> flag -pedantic.
>>
>> Pure pedantic compilation with GCC 7.3 results in one warning per use of
>> the translation macro `N_`:
>>
>>     warning: array initialized from parenthesized string constant [-Wpedantic]
>>
>> Therefore also disable the parenthesising of i18n strings with
>> -DUSE_PARENS_AROUND_GETTEXT_N=no.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Beat Bolli <dev+git@drbeat.li>
>> ---
>>
>> This is the convenience knob for all developers that led to the series
>> bb/pedantic[1]. It does not depend on this series, though.
> 
> Yup, but "make DEVELOPER=Yes" build won't pass unless this patch is
> queued after those clean-up ;-)

Then there's a bug in this patch. It should only have an effect if we
"make DEVELOPER=Yes DEVOPTS=pedantic". Did you try this?

> Remind me if I forget to tweak =no back to =0 before pushing the
> result out.

No problem, I can send a v3 with this change reverted.

Beat

> 
> Thanks.
> 
>> [1] https://public-inbox.org/git/20180708144342.11922-1-dev+git@drbeat.li/T/#u
>>
>>  Makefile       | 6 ++++++
>>  config.mak.dev | 5 +++++
>>  2 files changed, 11 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
>> index 0cb6590f24..2bfc051652 100644
>> --- a/Makefile
>> +++ b/Makefile
>> @@ -484,6 +484,12 @@ all::
>>  #        The DEVELOPER mode enables -Wextra with a few exceptions. By
>>  #        setting this flag the exceptions are removed, and all of
>>  #        -Wextra is used.
>> +#
>> +#    pedantic:
>> +#
>> +#        Enable -pedantic compilation. This also disables
>> +#        USE_PARENS_AROUND_GETTEXT_N to produce only relevant warnings.
>>  
>>  GIT-VERSION-FILE: FORCE
>>  	@$(SHELL_PATH) ./GIT-VERSION-GEN
>> diff --git a/config.mak.dev b/config.mak.dev
>> index 2d244ca470..e11dd94741 100644
>> --- a/config.mak.dev
>> +++ b/config.mak.dev
>> @@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
>>  ifeq ($(filter no-error,$(DEVOPTS)),)
>>  CFLAGS += -Werror
>>  endif
>> +ifneq ($(filter pedantic,$(DEVOPTS)),)
>> +CFLAGS += -pedantic
>> +# don't warn for each N_ use
>> +CFLAGS += -DUSE_PARENS_AROUND_GETTEXT_N=no
>> +endif
>>  CFLAGS += -Wdeclaration-after-statement
>>  CFLAGS += -Wno-format-zero-length
>>  CFLAGS += -Wold-style-definition