bug#55010: closed (Compiling from git clone)

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regarding Compiling from git clone
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--- Begin Message --- Subject: Compiling from git clone Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2022 14:47:39 -0700

Making all in .
make[2]: Entering directory '/home/kingram/src/coreutils'
  CC       lib/libcoreutils_a-randperm.o
lib/randperm.c: In function 'sparse_new':
lib/randperm.c:111:1: error: function might be candidate for attribute 'malloc' if it is known to return normally [-Werror=suggest-attribute=malloc]
 sparse_new (size_t size_hint)
 ^~~~~~~~~~
cc1: all warnings being treated as errors
make[2]: *** [Makefile:15588: lib/libcoreutils_a-randperm.o] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory '/home/kingram/src/coreutils'
make[1]: *** [Makefile:21009: all-recursive] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory '/home/kingram/src/coreutils'
make: *** [Makefile:8267: all] Error 2

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> On 4/19/22 22:54, Ken Ingram wrote:
> > So I guess I'm on an "old" compiler compared to 11.2.1
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> Yes, so let's not worry about the warning, as it suggests adding clutter 
> unnecessary in modern compilers, it's easy to ignore the warnings in 
> older compilers, and this is an issue only when using 
> --enable-gcc-warnings or when building from git and not using 
> --disable-gcc-warnings.
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