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Is it possible to use the __unused attribute macro on Objective-C object method parameters? I’ve tried placing it in various positions around the parameter declaration but it either causes a compilation error or seems to be ignored (i.e., the compiler still generates unused parameter warnings when compiling with -Wall -Wextra).
Has anyone been able to do use this? Is it just unsupported with Objective-C? For reference, I’m currently using Apple’s build of GCC 4.0.1.
Okay, I found the answer… it appears to be a bug with the implementation of Apple’s gcc 4.0. Using gcc 4.2 it works as expected and the proper placement is the following:
It’s documented in the Objective-C release notes if anyone is interested: http://developer.apple.com/releasenotes/Cocoa/RN-ObjectiveC/index.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40004309-DontLinkElementID_6
As a note, your answer will compile, Louis, but as I stated in my question it won’t actually do anything or suppress the unused warning issued by the compiler.
EDIT: I filed a bug report with apple for this rdar://6366051.