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__thread results in error: explicit type is missing

Troubleshooting


Problem

Attempts to instrument C/C++ code using IBM Rational Test RealTime result in warning: "explicit type is missing ("int" assumed)", and possibly additional warnings and/or errors.

Symptom

You get messages similar to the following when you build your application.

Note: The exact errors may vary, depending on the exact syntax of the affected line of code:

TestRT attolccp: "some_file.h",line 1049: warning #260-D:

       explicit type is missing ("int" assumed)

  extern __thread char some_buffer[buffer_size];

         ^

TestRT attolccp: "some_file.h",line 1049: error #65:

expected a

       ";"

  extern __thread char some_buffer[buffer_size];

                  ^

TestRT attolccp:

"another_file.h",line 154:

error #20:

       identifier "some_buffer" is undefined

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Document Information

Modified date:
16 June 2018

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