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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>
Cc: pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Subject: Re: Suppressing that pesky warning with older flex versions
Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2017 10:26:04 -0500
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Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> writes:
> On Sat, Feb 18, 2017 at 10:40 PM, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
>> It seems like it would be quite simple and reliable to apply a patch
>> that inserts "(void) yyg;" into this function.  (Which, indeed, is
>> essentially how flex 2.5.36 and later fixed it.)

> Sounds fine as a master-only fix, but I would vote against back-patching.

Agreed.  I see no need to change this in stable branches; having -Werror
everywhere is mainly of value for development.

			regards, tom lane


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