Andreas Schwab wrote:
> James Dennett <[email protected]> writes:
>
>> This appears to be a difference between C and C++. Unfortunate.
>> 6.6.3 [stmt.return]/2 of N2800 says "Flowing off the end of a function
>> is equivalent to a return with no value; this results in undefined
>> behavior in a value-returning function."
>
> Since it's merely undefined behavior the compiler cannot reject it,
> because if the function is never called the undefined behavior does not
> happen.
Yes, James did mention "[if it] is called at all" in his earlier post.
cheers,
DaveK
