Add test to catch `-Werror=unused-parameter` brittleness

1 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/run_unittests.py b/run_unittests.py
index 306c221..793e326 100755
--- a/run_unittests.py
+++ b/run_unittests.py
@@ -4553,10 +4553,17 @@ class LinuxlikeTests(BasePlatformTests):
         Test that compiler check flags override all other flags. This can't be
         an ordinary test case because it needs the environment to be set.
         '''
+        testdir = os.path.join(self.common_test_dir, '40 has function')
+        env = get_fake_env(testdir, self.builddir, self.prefix)
+        cpp = env.detect_cpp_compiler(MachineChoice.HOST)
         Oflag = '-O3'
+        OflagCPP = Oflag
+        if cpp.get_id() in ('clang', 'gcc'):
+            # prevent developers from adding "int main(int argc, char **argv)"
+            # to small Meson checks unless these parameters are actually used
+            OflagCPP += ' -Werror=unused-parameter'
         env = {'CFLAGS': Oflag,
-               'CXXFLAGS': Oflag}
-        testdir = os.path.join(self.common_test_dir, '40 has function')
+               'CXXFLAGS': OflagCPP}
         self.init(testdir, override_envvars=env)
         cmds = self.get_meson_log_compiler_checks()
         for cmd in cmds: