Conversion warnings for std::copy and std::vector::assign

Question

When a floating point number is inserted into a std::vector, the number must be converted by some kind of rounding. Typically this changes the number, 1.

Answer 1

You can use the following flags -std=c++11 -Wfloat-conversion -Wsystem-headers to make GCC additionally at least warn for this LOC as well

std::copy(vsource.begin(), vsource.end(), vtarget3.begin());

as well as you can see here.

The output is then

: In function 'int main()':

:21:34: warning: conversion from '__gnu_cxx::__alloc_traits, double>::value_type' {aka 'double'} to 'std::vector::value_type' {aka 'int'} may change value [-Wfloat-conversion]

21 |     vtarget1.push_back(vsource.at(0));

   |                        ~~~~~~~~~~^~~

:38:18: warning: conversion from 'double' to 'int' may change value [-Wfloat-conversion]

38 |        *target = *source;

   |                  ^~~~~~~

In file included from /opt/compiler-explorer/gcc-trunk-20180917/include/c++/9.0.0/bits/char_traits.h:39,

                 from /opt/compiler-explorer/gcc-trunk-20180917/include/c++/9.0.0/ios:40,

                 from /opt/compiler-explorer/gcc-trunk-20180917/include/c++/9.0.0/ostream:38,

                 from /opt/compiler-explorer/gcc-trunk-20180917/include/c++/9.0.0/iostream:39,

                 from :1:

/opt/compiler-explorer/gcc-trunk-20180917/include/c++/9.0.0/bits/stl_algobase.h: In instantiation of 'static _OI std::__copy_move::__copy_m(_II, _II, _OI) [with _II = double*; _OI = int*]':

/opt/compiler-explorer/gcc-trunk-20180917/include/c++/9.0.0/bits/stl_algobase.h:400:30:   required from '_OI std::__copy_move_a(_II, _II, _OI) [with bool _IsMove = false; _II = double*; _OI = int*]'

/opt/compiler-explorer/gcc-trunk-20180917/include/c++/9.0.0/bits/stl_algobase.h:437:30:   required from '_OI std::__copy_move_a2(_II, _II, _OI) [with bool _IsMove = false; _II = __gnu_cxx::__normal_iterator >; _OI = __gnu_cxx::__normal_iterator >]'

/opt/compiler-explorer/gcc-trunk-20180917/include/c++/9.0.0/bits/stl_algobase.h:470:7:   required from '_OI std::copy(_II, _II, _OI) [with _II = __gnu_cxx::__normal_iterator >; _OI = __gnu_cxx::__normal_iterator >]'

:28:63:   required from here

/opt/compiler-explorer/gcc-trunk-20180917/include/c++/9.0.0/bits/stl_algobase.h:338:18: warning: conversion from 'double' to 'int' may change value [-Wfloat-conversion]

338 |        *__result = *__first;

    |                  ^

Compiler returned: 0

As for clang: This flag set is rather verbose and not really giving more insight.