Re: [cocci] Improving support for argument lists with SmPL

[Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@web.de>]

>>>>   Improve support for handling arguments of function-like macros
>>>>   2024-03-14
>>>>   https://github.com/coccinelle/coccinelle/issues/362
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>> How many programming interfaces can be shared by the Coccinelle software for
>> data processing according to macro calls and handling of attributes with arguments?
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> Coccinelle makes no distinction between macro calls and function calls.

I got the impression that case distinctions should be enhanced here.


> But if this is again about your question about non-expressions in macro
> arguments, nothing is going to happen.  The issue is rare

I suggest to reconsider such a view.


> and is not a priority.

Further improvements would be nice for several issues.


>> See also another related clarification approach (from yesterday):
>> Fix a parse error for the addition of a special variable declaration
>> https://github.com/coccinelle/coccinelle/issues/363#issuecomment-2016794266
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> I don't see what that has to do with macro arguments.

How would you like to handle argument lists for attributes?


>                                                        Please don't mix
> issues in a single message, especially when the message doesn't even make
> clear what the issue is (giving a link dones't count as making it clear).

Do you find a referenced message more interesting for further clarifications?


Markus_Elfring@Sonne:…/Projekte/Coccinelle/janitor> spatch --parse-cocci reduce_scope_for_smart_pointers_in_ice-9-20240324.cocci
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warning: find: metavariable release not used in the - or context code
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Regards,
Markus