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title="NEW - Confusing error message when function pointer return type is not defined"
href="https://bugs.llvm.org/show_bug.cgi?id=40039">40039</a>
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<th>Summary</th>
<td>Confusing error message when function pointer return type is not defined
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<th>Product</th>
<td>clang
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<th>Version</th>
<td>trunk
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<th>Hardware</th>
<td>PC
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<th>OS</th>
<td>Linux
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<th>Status</th>
<td>NEW
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<th>Severity</th>
<td>enhancement
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<th>Priority</th>
<td>P
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<th>Component</th>
<td>Frontend
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<th>Assignee</th>
<td>unassignedclangbugs@nondot.org
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<th>Reporter</th>
<td>yshuiv7@gmail.com
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<th>CC</th>
<td>llvm-bugs@lists.llvm.org, neeilans@live.com, richard-llvm@metafoo.co.uk
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<pre>Code:
int (*func)(int *); // <- this is a normal function
// this is a function that returns a function type,
// which is totally fine
int (*(*funcx)(int *))(int *);
//typedef struct asd asdf; // <- code compiles with this line, as expected
// what is clang complaining about?
asdf (*func2)(int *);
For the last line, clang complains about:
error: function cannot return function type 'int (int *)'
Which makes no sense to me.
Compiler explorer link: <a href="https://godbolt.org/z/dUf9t4">https://godbolt.org/z/dUf9t4</a></pre>
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