On 8/8/07, jschopp <jschopp@austin.ibm.com> wrote:
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> >  > > +                        WARN("No need to cast return value.\n");
> >  >
> >  > Could the warning be more descriptive?  This describes what, but it should also describe
> >  > why; after all if somebody made this error they may not know they why.
> >
> > I'm open to suggestions..
>
> How about
>
> WARN("No need to cast return value, it is unnecessary and can hide real bugs.  See
> http://c-faq.com/malloc/mallocnocast.html for more details\n");

That's a long line. Can it be split into two? Otherwise seems sane.

Thanks,
Nish
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