Re: variable-length arrays

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From: Fergus Henderson
Date: Fri, 26 Nov 1993 14:37

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stevev@miser.uoregon.edu (Steve VanDevender) writes:

>I am trying to use variable-length arrays (advertised as an
>extension of GCC) in G++ 2.4.5 compiling 80386 code for Linux.  I
>can declare and use a variable-length array as an auto variable
>in a function; however, trying to declare a variable-length array
>as a function parameter (which the GCC info files claim is
>possible) gives me an error message.

It seems to be the case that variable-length arrays are supported
in GNU C, but not in GNU C++.

You should submit a combined bug report/enhancement request:
a bug report, since the documentation is incorrect, and an 
enhancement request suggesting that variable-length arrays
be supported for GNU C++ as well as GNU C.

-- 
Fergus Henderson                     fjh@munta.cs.mu.OZ.AU

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