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Re: [leafnode-list] Compiler warnings (again)



[...]
>int count( void ) {
>    struct newsgroup * g;
>    int i;
>
>    g = active;
>    i = 0;
>    while ( g->name ) {
>	i++;
>	*(g++);		/* let g point to next element of array */
>    }
>    return i;
>}
>
>Unfortunately, gcc barfs on the *(g++); line with "warning: value
>computed is not used".

g++ increments g to point to the next element. However, you're then trying to 
dereference it, and not doing anything with the result.

Just g++ by itself will do.


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