unsigned int doSomething(unsigned int *x, int y)
{
    if(1) //works
    if(y) //reports the error given below

    //I use any one of the ifs above, and not both at a time

    return ((*x) + y); //works fine when if(1) is used, not otherwise
}

int main() {
        unsigned int x = 10;
        doSomething(&x, 1);
}