🚀 go-pugleaf

Machine:	Sun-4/Sparc
OS:		SunOS 4.1.2
Compiler:	gcc-2.2.2 -g


In the code below, the allocation of the array {foo} completely messes up
the stack frame, the program dumps core.
NOTE: This seems specific to the Sun; the same program ran fine on a DECstation.

    void
    test(int n) {
	int i,j;
	double foo[n];		<======== this causes trouble
	for (i=0; i<n; ++i) {
	    foo[i] = 0.0;
	}
    }

    main() {
	test(10000);
    }


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(gdb) b test
Breakpoint 1 at 0x2298: file test.c, line 3.
(gdb) run
Starting program: /tmp_mnt/homes/fish/klaiber/gcc/a.out 

Breakpoint 1, test (n=10000) at test.c:3
3	    int i,j;
(gdb) where
#0  test (n=10000) at test.c:3
#1  0x2330 in main () at test.c:12
(gdb) n

Program received signal 4, Illegal instruction		<================
0x22c8 in test (n=???) at test.c:3
3	    int i,j;
(gdb) where
#0  0x22c8 in test (n=???) at test.c:3