[openib-general] Re: Opensm - osm_sa_path_record.c - variable declaration

[Roland Dreier]

    Greg> Isn't there a gcc flag to convince it to give an error in
    Greg> this case? If so, adding it to the OpenIB makefile would be
    Greg> a good idea.

gcc 3.4 added -Wdeclaration-after-statement.  However, older gcc
versions don't accept the option.  In fact gcc 2.95 doesn't accept
declarations after statements.

In any case it takes at least a little autoconf magic to add the flag
only if the compiler being used accepts it.

 - R.