Re: Variable Length Array Syntax

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From: Don &
Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1993 04:27

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The abstract to to the X3J11.1 committee report on VLA says, "The
adoption of GNU-C's treatment of variable length arrays was proposed
to the X3J11 Committee that defined the ANSI C and ISO C standards,
but was dismissed as having too many far-reaching implications."

What "far-reaching implications" are they talking about?  The report
does not explain, as far as I can tell.

I see that this conclusion is attributed to the X3J11 Committee.  Is
that a parent committee of X3J11.1?  If so, does that mean that
X3J11.1 is bound to work within the frame of its parent committee's
conclusions?  In that case, it might be too late to change things.

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Subject: Re: Variable Length Array Syntax
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