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[PATCH v3 1/2] compat/posix.h: enable UNUSED warning messages for Clang

From: Dominik Loidolt <hidden>
Date: 2026-06-08 12:45:44
Subsystem: the rest · Maintainer: Linus Torvalds

Use a dedicated Clang version check for the UNUSED macro.

Commit 7c07f36ad2 (git-compat-util.h: GCC deprecated message arg only in
GCC 4.5+, 2022-10-05) restricted use of the deprecated attribute's
message argument in the UNUSED macro to GCC 4.5 or newer.

Clang identifies itself as GNUC 4.2.1 for compatibility, so
GIT_GNUC_PREREQ(4, 5) does not detect whether Clang supports the
deprecated("...") form. Add GIT_CLANG_PREREQ() macro and use it to
enable the UNUSED warning message for Clang 2.9 and newer.

Signed-off-by: Dominik Loidolt <redacted>
---
v3:
- fix comment style nit
- remove unnecessary parentheses around __clang_minor__ >= (min)

 compat/posix.h | 11 ++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/compat/posix.h b/compat/posix.h
index faaae1b655..ffdfd91c7b 100644
--- a/compat/posix.h
+++ b/compat/posix.h
@@ -22,6 +22,15 @@
  #define GIT_GNUC_PREREQ(maj, min) 0
 #endif

+/* Similar for Clang. */
+#if defined(__clang__) && defined(__clang_minor__) && defined(__clang_major__)
+# define GIT_CLANG_PREREQ(maj, min) \
+	((__clang_major__ > (maj)) || \
+	 (__clang_major__ == (maj) && __clang_minor__ >= (min)))
+#else
+# define GIT_CLANG_PREREQ(maj, min) 0
+#endif
+
 /*
  * UNUSED marks a function parameter that is always unused.  It also
  * can be used to annotate a function, a variable, or a type that is
@@ -35,7 +44,7 @@
  * When a parameter may be used or unused, depending on conditional
  * compilation, consider using MAYBE_UNUSED instead.
  */
-#if GIT_GNUC_PREREQ(4, 5)
+#if GIT_GNUC_PREREQ(4, 5) || GIT_CLANG_PREREQ(2, 9)
 #define UNUSED __attribute__((unused)) \
 	__attribute__((deprecated ("parameter declared as UNUSED")))
 #elif defined(__GNUC__)
base-commit: a89346e34a937f001e5d397ee62224e3e9852040
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2.54.0
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