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CYGWIN: GCC prints "defined but not used" warnings on mimalloc

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Bug description:

Compiling under CYGWIN prints these warning messages:

In file included from ../cpython/Objects/mimalloc/prim/prim.c:22,
                 from ../cpython/Objects/mimalloc/static.c:37,
                 from ../cpython/Objects/obmalloc.c:23:
../cpython/Objects/mimalloc/prim/unix/prim.c:91:12: warning: ‘mi_prim_access’ defined but not used [-Wunused-function]
   91 | static int mi_prim_access(const char *fpath, int mode) {
      |            ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~
../cpython/Objects/mimalloc/prim/unix/prim.c:88:12: warning: ‘mi_prim_close’ defined but not used [-Wunused-function]
   88 | static int mi_prim_close(int fd) {
      |            ^~~~~~~~~~~~~
../cpython/Objects/mimalloc/prim/unix/prim.c:85:16: warning: ‘mi_prim_read’ defined but not used [-Wunused-function]
   85 | static ssize_t mi_prim_read(int fd, void* buf, size_t bufsize) {
      |                ^~~~~~~~~~~~
../cpython/Objects/mimalloc/prim/unix/prim.c:82:12: warning: ‘mi_prim_open’ defined but not used [-Wunused-function]
   82 | static int mi_prim_open(const char* fpath, int open_flags) {
      |            ^~~~~~~~~~~~

Looking into the code of Objects/mimalloc/prim/unix/prim.c, there is already a conditional block to avoid the generation of such warnings.
The solution for this issue is to simply add CYGWIN to that list of platforms.
So, I'm posting this issue according to the suggestion received into #146572 for tracking this change.

CPython versions tested on:

CPython main branch

Operating systems tested on:

Windows

Linked PRs
  • gh-146599

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Research direction

Start in Objects/mimalloc/prim/unix/prim.c and inspect the existing conditional block intended to suppress unused-function warnings on selected platforms. Verify the platform list and check a Cygwin build to confirm the four warnings no longer appear; linked PR gh-146599 indicates work is already underway.

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c
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operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
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