Compile Error in c99

[Randall S. Becker]

The c99 compiler used on NonStop caught this one. I think it’s legit:

 

     static const TTY null_TTY;       /* all zeros iff uninitialized */

                               ^

"/home/jenkins/.jenkins/workspace/Ncurses_Pipeline/ncurses/../ncurses/./base/lib_set_term.c", line 309: warning(338):

          const variable "null_TTY" requires an initializer

 

 

A const scalar should be initialized. Do not depend on the compiler to generate initialization code. This may come from whatever is on the stack instead of memory, which is assumed for globals, but not for stack variables.

 

Regards,

Randall

 

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