Need for prefixing a function with (void)

Question

I recently came across a rather unusual coding convention wherein the call for a function returning \"void\" is prefixed with (void).

e.g.

(void)         


        

Answer 1

If the function returns something the void could avoid (!) a warning (indeed in no way I was able to make gcc warn me that the return value is lost) on some compilers (or lint tools); but more importantly, it makes clear that a return value is "thrown" away purposely (and not by mistake).