label not allowed at end of construct?

[Wiseguy]

I'm in the process of trying to create my own lean, mean, uber
linux distro and have bootstrapped a prototype system to build upon.
I'm using the gcc 3.4.3 compiler and am getting an error that I have
to question.

Some of the code I'm compiling places labels at the end of a construct,
either as the destination of a goto or even something as benign as a
default: label in a switch statement.

starting with 3.4.3 (but not before) I'm seeing a compiler error
about not being allowed to place a label directly before the
ending brace of a construct like

label:
}

or

case 'a': break;
default:
}

What's the deal? Whether it is good form or not, I cannot see any
legitimate reason why I would be prohibited from doing this? Is there
a difference in requirements between c and c++ where this is concerned?
should I look for a compiler switch to disable this behavior?
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[Alan Brown]

no***@uber.usac hoice.net (Wiseguy) wrote in news:42******** **@127.0.0.1:

I'm in the process of trying to create my own lean, mean, uber
linux distro and have bootstrapped a prototype system to build upon.
I'm using the gcc 3.4.3 compiler and am getting an error that I have
to question.

Some of the code I'm compiling places labels at the end of a
construct, either as the destination of a goto or even something as
benign as a default: label in a switch statement.

starting with 3.4.3 (but not before) I'm seeing a compiler error
about not being allowed to place a label directly before the
ending brace of a construct like

label:
}

or

case 'a': break;
default:
}

What's the deal? Whether it is good form or not, I cannot see any
legitimate reason why I would be prohibited from doing this? Is there
a difference in requirements between c and c++ where this is
concerned? should I look for a compiler switch to disable this
behavior?
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A label indicates the next EXECUTABLE statement that control is passed to.
The closing brace of a construct is not an executable statement.

"In C++ (as in C), a label is just a name followed by a colon(:). The
label is placed to the left of a legal C++ statement, and a jump is
accomplished by writing goto followed by the label name."
from 'Sams Teach Yourself C++ in 24 Hours' by Liberty & Horvath.

You could try

{
......
labelname: {}
}

as if the label is attached to an empty statement block.

Is default (in your example) truely a label or part of the switch
construct? I think it is the latter.

Alan

[clemd]

A label needs a statement. Use the null statement:

LAB: ;
}