[Bug c++/21603] C++ front-end accepts "new" with VLAs

[jason at redhat dot com]

------- Additional Comments From jason at redhat dot com  2005-05-16 20:28 -------
Subject: Re:  New: C++ front-end accepts "new" with VLAs

On 16 May 2005 02:16:51 -0000, "mmitchel at gcc dot gnu dot org" <gcc-bugzilla@gcc.gnu.org> wrote:

> Steve Adamczyk has indicated that he feels that permitting dynamic allocation of
> VLAs is a mistake, in that, for example, you can't easily use the pointer
> outside the scope of the containing function, unless you somehow also pass/save
> the bounds.

Makes sense to me.

Jason


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