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From: "Matthew Conte" <matt AT conte DOT com>
To: <djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com>
Cc: <rodney DOT leadbeater AT convergys DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Array declarations allow non-constant expressions for dimensioning
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 06:27:26 -0400
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Reply-To: djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com

> Why does gcc allow the following? I was amazed that it allowed the
> following. Very dangerous!!!

Variable-size array definitions are a gcc extension.  It's the programmer's
responsibility to ensure that the dimension variables contain valid values.

I've found this feature to be extremely useful in my work.  And after all,
it's just making a minor change to the way stack-allocated arrays are setup.

Also, this message would be better suited for another mailing list or
newsgroup.

regards,
matthew.