How can I suppress "unused parameter" warnings in C?

c, gcc, gcc-warning

Solution

I usually write a macro like this:

#define UNUSED(x) (void)(x)

You can use this macro for all your unused parameters. (Note that this works on any compiler.)

For example:

void f(int x) {
    UNUSED(x);
    ...
}

Problem

For instance: ``` Bool NullFunc(const struct timespec *when, const char *who) { return TRUE; } ``` In C++ I was able to put a `/*...*/` comment around the parameters. But not in C of course, where it gives me the error: error: parameter name omitted

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