implicit int rule for c89

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#1

b.c:

int main() {

a = 1;

return a;

}

clang.exe -std=c89 b.c

b.c:2:3: error: use of undeclared identifier ‘a’

a = 1;

^

b.c:3:10: error: use of undeclared identifier ‘a’

return a;

^

2 errors generated.

For c89, why variable a is not made as an implicit int?

Thanks,

Hongbo

#2

Because that's not what C89 says. "implicit int" was for functions, not
variables.

-- James

#3

Thanks! Are you aware of any rule (or code correction in clang) that can automatically add a type (or correct a type) to a variable? Any example and command line?

#4

its not very helpfull to ask micro-questions - give a more fully description of you're trying to archive in the end - not what you think whats needed to get to the point
would help alot

#5

It is for globals, arguments, function return types. But not for
auto variables.

Joerg

#6

I want to do some simple type inference on variables, if their types are missing. For example, if there is a statement like “a=1” or “a=”hello””, identifier a is automatically set to int or char*. Does clang has examples/code for similar situations?

Thanks!