-static inline void _ignore_value (intptr_t p) { (void) p; }
-# define ignore_value(x) _ignore_value ((intptr_t) x)
+/* The __attribute__((__warn_unused_result__)) feature
+ is available in gcc versions 3.4 and newer,
+ while the typeof feature has been available since 2.7 at least. */
+# if __GNUC__ < 3 || (__GNUC__ == 3 && __GNUC_MINOR__ < 4)
+# define ignore_value(x) ((void) (x))
+# else
+# define ignore_value(x) (({ __typeof__ (x) __x = (x); (void) __x; }))
+# endif