A weird looking statement at malloc.c

[DEhqDjzh]

https://github.com/lattera/glibc/blob/master/malloc/malloc.c#L212
What is the purpose of that? redefining void ?! Can someone explain it to me?

[Repeater]

Here's a big thread about it; https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11980125/glibc-define-void

[DEhqDjzh]

@Repeater If that statement is deleted, will code break?

[E0p9LyTq]

If that statement is deleted, will code break?

You could always try it. Delete and do tests.

Something I have done on occasion to see what the results are.

I make sure I back-up any file I muck around so I can restore when things go tumbling down.

[DEhqDjzh]

@FurryGuy @Repeater How can I do a test? I am not familiar with compilers

[MikeyBoy]

Just delete it from the file, and see if your code builds again afterwards.

You'll want to do a clean rebuild, because the compiler probably won't check whether a standard header has changed.