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1 files changed, 13 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/lib/compiler/src/sys_core_fold.erl b/lib/compiler/src/sys_core_fold.erl
index 068478496b..3b374be015 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/src/sys_core_fold.erl
+++ b/lib/compiler/src/sys_core_fold.erl
@@ -602,15 +602,23 @@ count_bits_1(Int, Bits) -> count_bits_1(Int bsr 64, Bits+64).
%% a rewritten expression consisting of a sequence of
%% the arguments only is returned.
-useless_call(effect, #c_call{module=#c_literal{val=Mod},
+useless_call(effect, #c_call{anno=Anno,
+ module=#c_literal{val=Mod},
name=#c_literal{val=Name},
args=Args}=Call) ->
A = length(Args),
case erl_bifs:is_safe(Mod, Name, A) of
false ->
case erl_bifs:is_pure(Mod, Name, A) of
- true -> add_warning(Call, result_ignored);
- false -> ok
+ true ->
+ case member(result_not_wanted, Anno) of
+ false ->
+ add_warning(Call, result_ignored);
+ true ->
+ ok
+ end;
+ false ->
+ ok
end,
no;
true ->
@@ -2806,7 +2814,8 @@ format_error({no_effect,{erlang,F,A}}) ->
end,
flatten(io_lib:format(Fmt, Args));
format_error(result_ignored) ->
- "the result of the expression is ignored";
+ "the result of the expression is ignored "
+ "(suppress the warning by assigning the expression to the _ variable)";
format_error(useless_building) ->
"a term is constructed, but never used";
format_error(bin_opt_alias) ->