[Bug c++/78635] [6/7 Regression] internal compiler error: in output_constructor_regular_field, at varasm.c:4989

[nathan at acm dot org]

https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=78635

--- Comment #10 from Nathan Sidwell <nathan at acm dot org> ---
On 12/05/2016 03:44 PM, jakub at gcc dot gnu.org wrote:

> I thought that such constructs are widely used though, I believe e.g. glibc
> used arrays of structs with flexible array members in several places.  Maybe it
> has changed, I've lost track.  So, before changing anything like that we'd need
> to make sure e.g. glibc still builds.

Remarkable.  I wonder what meaning such code is expected to have. 
Anyway, I've noted on bug 68489.  I guess we want both C & C++ modes to 
agree whether such array types are meaningful.

nathan