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J. Kanze (kanze@gabi-soft.fr) wrote:

> |>    BOOL
> |>       bSuccess = bTrySomething();

> Get a compiler that understands C++.  The ``declared but not used''
> warning is not applicable to objects;

Ah, but "bSuccess" is not an object: it's a bool. The declaration and
assignment to bSuccess is indeed superfluous if bSuccess is never used
again, as it has no effects unless bSuccess were a volatile..

If we're now saying that a compiler should *never* warn a user about
something which is declared but not used (or in this case, "set but not
used"), because in some cases the user *may* be doing something
"reasonable", then that's a different kettle of fish..
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