3 files changed, 18 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/mesonbuild/compilers/mixins/clang.py b/mesonbuild/compilers/mixins/clang.py
index 92f8c5f..1c0ee45 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/compilers/mixins/clang.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/compilers/mixins/clang.py
@@ -112,3 +112,8 @@ class ClangCompiler(GnuLikeCompiler):
                     'Cannot find linker {}.'.format(linker))
             return ['-fuse-ld={}'.format(linker)]
         return super().use_linker_args(linker)
+
+    def get_has_func_attribute_extra_args(self, name):
+        # Clang only warns about unknown or ignored attributes, so force an
+        # error.
+        return ['-Werror=attributes']
diff --git a/mesonbuild/compilers/mixins/clike.py b/mesonbuild/compilers/mixins/clike.py
index 41848bc..24f4796 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/compilers/mixins/clike.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/compilers/mixins/clike.py
@@ -1115,6 +1115,12 @@ class CLikeCompiler:
             m = pattern.match(ret)
         return ret
 
+    def get_has_func_attribute_extra_args(self, name):
+        # Most compilers (such as GCC and Clang) only warn about unknown or
+        # ignored attributes, so force an error. Overriden in GCC and Clang
+        # mixins.
+        return ['-Werror']
+
     def has_func_attribute(self, name, env):
         # Just assume that if we're not on windows that dllimport and dllexport
         # don't work
@@ -1123,6 +1129,5 @@ class CLikeCompiler:
             if name in ['dllimport', 'dllexport']:
                 return False, False
 
-        # Clang and GCC both return warnings if the __attribute__ is undefined,
-        # so set -Werror
-        return self.compiles(self.attribute_check_func(name), env, extra_args='-Werror')
+        return self.compiles(self.attribute_check_func(name), env,
+                             extra_args=self.get_has_func_attribute_extra_args(name))
diff --git a/mesonbuild/compilers/mixins/gnu.py b/mesonbuild/compilers/mixins/gnu.py
index 29552f3..3526a91 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/compilers/mixins/gnu.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/compilers/mixins/gnu.py
@@ -369,3 +369,8 @@ class GnuCompiler(GnuLikeCompiler):
             if self.language in {'c', 'objc'} and 'is valid for C++/ObjC++' in p.stde:
                 result = False
         return result, p.cached
+
+    def get_has_func_attribute_extra_args(self, name):
+        # GCC only warns about unknown or ignored attributes, so force an
+        # error.
+        return ['-Werror=attributes']