[cfe-commits] [PATCH] format attribute improvements.

Jean-Daniel Dupas devlists at shadowlab.org
Thu Jan 26 09:49:26 PST 2012


Le 26 janv. 2012 à 18:38, jahanian a écrit :

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> On Jan 26, 2012, at 1:45 AM, Jean-Daniel Dupas wrote:
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>> Le 25 janv. 2012 à 22:02, jahanian a écrit :
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>>> On Jan 25, 2012, at 10:41 AM, Jean-Daniel Dupas wrote:
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>>>> Le 25 janv. 2012 à 18:33, jahanian a écrit :
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>>>>> 
>>>>> On Jan 24, 2012, at 4:39 PM, Jean-Daniel Dupas wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 3-macros: In Obj-C and CoreFoundation, the recommended way to localize string are respectively to use NSLocalizedString(key, comment) and CFCopyLocalizedString(key, comment) macros family.
>>>>>> It is common to use these macros as format string, but as they expand to method/function call, clang will warn about "non literal string" used as format string.
>>>>>> So, this patch is a tentative to prevent diagnostic for this common usage. It inhibits the "non literal string format" diagnostic when the format type if NS/CFstring and the format argument is a macro expansion.
>>>>>> Note that while the CFCopyLocalizedString() expands to a function properly tagged with the "format_arg" attribute, we can't rely on it, because interpreting the 'key' parameter as a format string is incorrect IMHO.
>>>>>> It is a common practice to use some kind of descriptive name for the key (i.e. "UNEXPECTED_ERROR_TITLE") instead of the string value ("An unexpected error occurred: %@").
>>>>>> Moreover, NSLocalizedString() does not use the "format_arg" attribute.
>>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> I don't seem to be getting the warning on the test case, and I don't think you have yet checked in the patch.
>>>> 
>>>> You're right. The tested warning is not enabled by default, and I forgot to add it to the test command line (or to enable it using pragma diagnostic).
>>>> I attach an updated version of the remaining patch with this issue fixed.
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>>> This patch is OK for the purpose you mentioned.
>> 
>> Thanks for the reviews.
>> 
>> This patch depends on the first one though, so I will apply it when the first one (attached to this mail) is approved.
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> I see. Patch is OK. However, there may be concern about performance of passing a StringRef down. Can you instead pass an
> enum value of routine names you are interested in?
> 
> - Fariborz


OK. I will have a look at it.

-- Jean-Daniel








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