#include <iostream>
int foo(int a, int b)
{
if(a < b) [[likely]] {
return a;
}
return b;
}
int main()
{
std::cout << foo(3,1) << std::endl;
}
According to the reference, it seems like this is how we're supposed to decorate if clauses with [[likely]] or [[unlikely]] attributes. It's also supported in C++20 (see here).
However, I'm running into a warning:
main.cpp: In function 'int foo(int, int)':
main.cpp:5:15: warning: attributes at the beginning of statement are ignored [-Wattributes]
5 | if(a < b) [[likely]] {
| ^~~~~~~~~~
The codebase is strict about warnings, and this will cause builds to fail. So, am I doing something wrong, or is this a bug?
g++ version on my macbook:
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