How to suppress boost::thread warnings with gcc ?

Question

Hi,

In my project, I recently decided to use boost::thread. My code compiles fine under Linux, but under Windows (either x86 or x64), I get the following warnings with gcc 4.5:

In file included from C:\Boost\include\boost-1_44/boost/thread/shared_mutex.hpp:14:0,
                 from C:\Boost\include\boost-1_44/boost/thread/detail/thread_group.hpp:9,
                 from C:\Boost\include\boost-1_44/boost/thread/thread.hpp:24,
                 from C:\Boost\include\boost-1_44/boost/thread.hpp:13,
                 from include\systools/upnp_control_point.hpp:50,
                 from src\upnp_control_point.cpp:45:
C:\Boost\include\boost-1_44/boost/thread/win32/shared_mutex.hpp: In member function 'T boost::shared_mutex::interlocked_
compare_exchange(T*, T, T) [with T = boost::shared_mutex::state_data]':
C:\Boost\include\boost-1_44/boost/thread/win32/shared_mutex.hpp:110:103:   instantiated from here
C:\Boost\include\boost-1_44/boost/thread/win32/shared_mutex.hpp:50:99: error: dereferencing type-punned pointer will bre
ak strict-aliasing rules
C:\Boost\include\boost-1_44/boost/thread/win32/shared_mutex.hpp:50:99: error: dereferencing type-punned pointer will bre
ak strict-aliasing rules
C:\Boost\include\boost-1_44/boost/thread/win32/shared_mutex.hpp:51:52: error: dereferencing type-punned pointer will bre
ak strict-aliasing rules
C:\Boost\include\boost-1_44/boost/thread/win32/shared_mutex.hpp:51:52: error: dereferencing type-punned pointer will bre
ak strict-aliasing rules
In file included from C:\Boost\include\boost-1_44/boost/algorithm/string/detail/find_format.hpp:18:0,
                 from C:\Boost\include\boost-1_44/boost/algorithm/string/find_format.hpp:23,
                 from C:\Boost\include\boost-1_44/boost/algorithm/string/replace.hpp:22,
                 from C:\Boost\include\boost-1_44/boost/date_time/date_facet.hpp:17,
                 from C:\Boost\include\boost-1_44/boost/date_time/gregorian/gregorian_io.hpp:16,
                 from C:\Boost\include\boost-1_44/boost/date_time/gregorian/gregorian.hpp:31,
                 from C:\Boost\include\boost-1_44/boost/date_time/posix_time/time_formatters.hpp:12,
                 from C:\Boost\include\boost-1_44/boost/date_time/posix_time/posix_time.hpp:24,
                 from include\systools/upnp_device.hpp:51,
                 from include\systools/upnp_control_point.hpp:48,
                 from src\upnp_control_point.cpp:45:
C:\Boost\include\boost-1_44/boost/algorithm/string/detail/find_format_store.hpp: At global scope:
C:\Boost\include\boost-1_44/boost/algorithm/string/detail/find_format_store.hpp: In instantiation of 'bool boost::algori
thm::detail::check_find_result(InputT&, FindResultT&) [with InputT = std::basic_string<char>, FindResultT = boost::itera
tor_range<__gnu_cxx::__normal_iterator<char*, std::basic_string<char> > >]':
C:\Boost\include\boost-1_44/boost/algorithm/string/detail/find_format_all.hpp:259:17:   instantiated from 'void boost::a
lgorithm::detail::find_format_all_impl(InputT&, FinderT, FormatterT, FindResultT) [with InputT = std::basic_string<char>
, FinderT = boost::algorithm::detail::first_finderF<const char*, boost::algorithm::is_equal>, FormatterT = boost::algori
thm::detail::const_formatF<boost::iterator_range<const char*> >, FindResultT = boost::iterator_range<__gnu_cxx::__normal
_iterator<char*, std::basic_string<char> > >]'
C:\Boost\include\boost-1_44/boost/algorithm/string/find_format.hpp:268:13:   instantiated from 'void boost::algorithm::f
ind_format_all(SequenceT&, FinderT, FormatterT) [with SequenceT = std::basic_string<char>, FinderT = boost::algorithm::d
etail::first_finderF<const char*, boost::algorithm::is_equal>, FormatterT = boost::algorithm::detail::const_formatF<boos
t::iterator_range<const char*> >]'
C:\Boost\include\boost-1_44/boost/algorithm/string/replace.hpp:654:13:   instantiated from 'void boost::algorithm::repla
ce_all(SequenceT&, const Range1T&, const Range2T&) [with SequenceT = std::basic_string<char>, Range1T = char [15], Range
2T = char [1]]'
C:\Boost\include\boost-1_44/boost/units/detail/utility.hpp:50:51:   instantiated from here
C:\Boost\include\boost-1_44/boost/algorithm/string/detail/find_format_store.hpp:74:18: error: unused parameter 'Input'
scons: *** [src\upnp_control_point.o] Error 1
scons: building terminated because of errors.

I just included <boost/thread.hpp> in my own .cpp file, nothing special.

Since I have no control over boost's code, is there a way to suppress those warnings temporarily ? Something like:

#super_killing_macro_that_disable_some_warnings
#include <boost/thread.hpp>
#its_all_good_know_i_want_my_warnings_back

What can I do ?

Answer 1

you may have some luck with diagnostic pragma: http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Diagnostic-Pragmas.html

Answer 2

I just discovered the -isystem option that allow to include a directory as a system directory. No warnings are emited from files within thoses directories so it seems perfect for my task.

Also, this has the neat side effect to make SCons ignore those directories as well in the dependency tree. Since I'm not expecting those libraries to change often, it's fine.