[gstreamer-bugs] [Bug 492086] New: Include files for GStreamer and its plugins need to be compilable with -Wshadow

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  GStreamer | gstreamer (core) | Ver: HEAD CVS
           Summary: Include files for GStreamer and its plugins need to be
                    compilable with -Wshadow
           Product: GStreamer
           Version: HEAD CVS
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: All
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: minor
          Priority: Normal
         Component: gstreamer (core)
        AssignedTo: gstreamer-bugs at lists.sourceforge.net
        ReportedBy: pkj at axis.com
         QAContact: gstreamer-bugs at lists.sourceforge.net
     GNOME version: Unversioned Enhancement
   GNOME milestone: Unspecified


Please describe the problem:
We use -Wshadow by default for all of our own code. When including header files
from GStreamer, e.g., gst/gst.h, there are numerous warnings regarding shadowed
variable names. So much so that the use of -Wshadow is more or less prevented
by the GStreamer include files. 

These warning mainly concerns variable names such as index, clock, time, link
and unlink which all have a corresponding function in the standard C library
which is then shadowed.


Steps to reproduce:
Compile any code which includes gst/gst.h with -Wshadow.

Actual results:
Numerous warnings regarding shadowed variables are produced.

Expected results:
A compilation without warnings.

Does this happen every time?
Yes

Other information:
We are using gcc 3.2.1 and gcc 3.4.4.


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