Re: c++/10790: g++/gcc

[Andrew Pinski <pinskia at physics dot uc dot edu>]

The following reply was made to PR c++/10790; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Andrew Pinski <pinskia@physics.uc.edu>
To: lgang@yahoo.com, "Gcc-Bugs@Gcc. Gnu. Org" <gcc-bugs@gcc.gnu.org>
Cc: Andrew Pinski <pinskia@physics.uc.edu>, gcc-gnats@gcc.gnu.org
Subject: Re: c++/10790: g++/gcc
Date: Wed, 14 May 2003 15:09:40 -0400

 This is a GCC extension so it is not a bug, use -pedantic or 
 -pedantic-errors to see that they are not accepted.
 I get some warnings or errors if -pedantic-errors:
 
 test2.cc: In function `int main()':
 test2.cc:7: warning: ISO C++ forbids variable-size array `arr'
 test2.cc:9: warning: ISO C++ forbids variable-size array `arr2'
 
 Thanks,
 Andrew Pinski
 
 PS can someone close this bug as it is not really a bug but a 
 misunderstanding of GCC extensions.
 
 
 On Wednesday, May 14, 2003, at 13:59 US/Eastern, lgang@yahoo.com wrote:
 
 >
 >> Number:         10790
 >> Category:       c++
 >> Synopsis:       g++/gcc
 >> Confidential:   no
 >> Severity:       serious
 >> Priority:       medium
 >> Responsible:    unassigned
 >> State:          open
 >> Class:          sw-bug
 >> Submitter-Id:   net
 >> Arrival-Date:   Wed May 14 18:06:00 UTC 2003
 >> Closed-Date:
 >> Last-Modified:
 >> Originator:     lgang@yahoo.com
 >> Release:        G++ 3.2
 >> Organization:
 >> Environment:
 > Solaris 8
 >> Description:
 > Should a non-constant array be allowed in C/C++? I guess not.  See the 
 > following code.
 >
 > int main()
 > {
 >   int c;
 >   scanf("%d", &c);
 >   int arr[c];
 >   int p;
 >   char arr2[c];
 >   int another;
 >   printf ("Terrible, diff=%d, diff=%d\n",
 > 			 (char*)&c-(char*)&p, (char*)&p - (char*)&another);
 >   return 0;
 > }
 >
 > Seems that compiler treats it int arr[c] as int *arr.  I don't think 
 > it should compile.
 >
 > Thanks
 >> How-To-Repeat:
 >
 >> Fix:
 >
 >> Release-Note:
 >> Audit-Trail:
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 >
 >