void functions returning expressions (which are void functions)

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From: Andy Newman
Date: Fri, 09 Oct 1992 05:59

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gcc 2.2.2 under SunOS 4.1.1 (and 4.1.2) does not report any problems
with the following code...


void fred(void)
{
}

void joe(void)
{
    return fred();
}


Section 3.6.6.4 of the ANSI standard states that void functions cannot
have return statements with expressions.

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