gcc warning:braces around scalar initializer [enabled by default]

char *usage[16] = {
    {"arguments"},
    {"ascii"},
    {"compact"},
    {"vt100"},
    {"highlight-all"},
    {"highlight-pid"},
    {"long"},
    {"numeric-sort"},
    {"show-pids"},
    {"show-pgids"},
    {"show-parents"},
    {"uid-changes"},
    {"unicode"},
    {"version"},
    {"security-context"},
    {"   "},  
};

int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
    return 0;
}

编译时报警告：

gcc -Wall    -c -o r-pstree.o r-pstree.c
r-pstree.c:13:2: warning: braces around scalar initializer [enabled by default]
  {"arguments"},
  ^
r-pstree.c:13:2: warning: (near initialization for ‘usage[0]’) [enabled by default]
r-pstree.c:14:2: warning: braces around scalar initializer [enabled by default]
  {"ascii"},
  ^
r-pstree.c:14:2: warning: (near initialization for ‘usage[1]’) [enabled by default]
r-pstree.c:15:2: warning: braces around scalar initializer [enabled by default]
  {"compact"},
  ^
r-pstree.c:15:2: warning: (near initialization for ‘usage[2]’) [enabled by default]
r-pstree.c:16:2: warning: braces around scalar initializer [enabled by default]
  {"vt100"},
  ^
r-pstree.c:16:2: warning: (near initialization for ‘usage[3]’) [enabled by default]
r-pstree.c:17:2: warning: braces around scalar initializer [enabled by default]
  {"highlight-all"},
  ^
r-pstree.c:17:2: warning: (near initialization for ‘usage[4]’) [enabled by default]
r-pstree.c:18:2: warning: braces around scalar initializer [enabled by default]
  {"highlight-pid"},
  ^
r-pstree.c:18:2: warning: (near initialization for ‘usage[5]’) [enabled by default]
r-pstree.c:19:2: warning: braces around scalar initializer [enabled by default]
  {"long"},
  ^
r-pstree.c:19:2: warning: (near initialization for ‘usage[6]’) [enabled by default]
r-pstree.c:20:2: warning: braces around scalar initializer [enabled by default]
  {"numeric-sort"},
  ^
r-pstree.c:20:2: warning: (near initialization for ‘usage[7]’) [enabled by default]
r-pstree.c:21:2: warning: braces around scalar initializer [enabled by default]
  {"show-pids"},
  ^
r-pstree.c:21:2: warning: (near initialization for ‘usage[8]’) [enabled by default]
r-pstree.c:22:2: warning: braces around scalar initializer [enabled by default]
  {"show-pgids"},
  ^
r-pstree.c:22:2: warning: (near initialization for ‘usage[9]’) [enabled by default]
r-pstree.c:23:2: warning: braces around scalar initializer [enabled by default]
  {"show-parents"},
  ^
r-pstree.c:23:2: warning: (near initialization for ‘usage[10]’) [enabled by default]
r-pstree.c:24:2: warning: braces around scalar initializer [enabled by default]
  {"uid-changes"},
  ^
r-pstree.c:24:2: warning: (near initialization for ‘usage[11]’) [enabled by default]
r-pstree.c:25:2: warning: braces around scalar initializer [enabled by default]
  {"unicode"},
  ^
r-pstree.c:25:2: warning: (near initialization for ‘usage[12]’) [enabled by default]
r-pstree.c:26:2: warning: braces around scalar initializer [enabled by default]
  {"version"},
  ^
r-pstree.c:26:2: warning: (near initialization for ‘usage[13]’) [enabled by default]
r-pstree.c:27:2: warning: braces around scalar initializer [enabled by default]
  {"security-context"},
  ^
r-pstree.c:27:2: warning: (near initialization for ‘usage[14]’) [enabled by default]
r-pstree.c:28:2: warning: braces around scalar initializer [enabled by default]
  {"   "},  

修改后：

char *usage[16] = {
    "arguments",
    "ascii",
    "compact",
    "vt100",
    "highlight-all",
    "highlight-pid",
    "long",
    "numeric-sort",
    "show-pids",
    "show-pgids",
    "show-parents",
    "uid-changes",
    "unicode",
    "version",
    "security-context",
    "   ",  
};

警告消除。

基本上，所有大括号都是可选的（外部大括号除外），但是，对于初始化器中不包含嵌套结构，将收到不同的警告。基本上，如果介意警告，请只在嵌套结构和数组周围加括号；如果没有，可以根据需要使用它们来提高可读性。