On Sun, May 16, 2021 at 6:13 AM Jₑₙₛ Gustedt via Liaison
<liaison_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>
> Hello,
> it seems that C++ has integrated
>
> https://wg21.link/p0627
>
> into C++20. This provides a pseudo-function `unreachable` where a call
> indicates that the whole path in the control flow that reaches it can
> never be taken.
>
> Is there interest / attempt / opposition of porting this feature to C?

Personally, I'm in favor of the idea -- the proposed functionality
applies in C with the same general rationale (alongside similar C
functionality as _Noreturn and assert), and it would be handy to add
this functionality to C's toolbox.

~Aaron

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> Jₑₙₛ
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