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| From | Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.std.c |
| Subject | Re: Why are VLAs optional in C11? |
| Date | 2012-08-18 02:50 -0700 |
| Organization | None to speak of |
| Message-ID | <lny5lcmsv3.fsf@nuthaus.mib.org> (permalink) |
| References | <lnfw7lnnrh.fsf@nuthaus.mib.org> <502ED178.50603@loria.fr> <k0n48g$tsc$1@dont-email.me> |
John Nagle <nagle@animats.com> writes:
[...]
> - The semantics of VLA parameters is painful. They're
> automatically reduced to pointers, with the length information
> lost. "sizeof" returns the size of a pointer.
That's no different from non-VLA arrays.
[...]
--
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) kst-u@mib.org <http://www.ghoti.net/~kst>
Will write code for food.
"We must do something. This is something. Therefore, we must do this."
-- Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn, "Yes Minister"
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Why are VLAs optional in C11? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-08-17 15:42 -0700
Re: Why are VLAs optional in C11? Jens Gustedt <jens.gustedt@loria.fr> - 2012-08-18 01:19 +0200
Re: Why are VLAs optional in C11? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-08-17 16:23 -0700
Re: Why are VLAs optional in C11? Jens Gustedt <jens.gustedt@loria.fr> - 2012-08-18 10:12 +0200
Re: Why are VLAs optional in C11? John Nagle <nagle@animats.com> - 2012-08-17 21:04 -0700
Re: Why are VLAs optional in C11? pacman@kosh.dhis.org (Alan Curry) - 2012-08-18 05:34 +0000
Re: Why are VLAs optional in C11? John Nagle <nagle@animats.com> - 2012-08-17 23:07 -0700
Re: Why are VLAs optional in C11? pacman@kosh.dhis.org (Alan Curry) - 2012-08-18 08:29 +0000
Re: Why are VLAs optional in C11? John Nagle <nagle@animats.com> - 2012-08-18 09:37 -0700
Re: Why are VLAs optional in C11? pa@see.signature.invalid (Pierre Asselin) - 2012-08-19 02:27 +0000
Re: Why are VLAs optional in C11? Ike Naar <ike@sverige.freeshell.org> - 2012-08-18 17:49 +0000
Re: Why are VLAs optional in C11? Jens Gustedt <jens.gustedt@loria.fr> - 2012-08-18 08:32 +0200
Re: Why are VLAs optional in C11? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-08-18 02:50 -0700
Re: Why are VLAs optional in C11? jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2012-08-18 14:33 +0200
Re: Why are VLAs optional in C11? Ike Naar <ike@sverige.freeshell.org> - 2012-08-18 13:23 +0000
Re: Why are VLAs optional in C11? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-08-18 13:48 -0700
Re: Why are VLAs optional in C11? jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2012-08-18 23:31 +0200
Re: Why are VLAs optional in C11? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-08-18 18:14 -0700
Re: Why are VLAs optional in C11? jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2012-08-19 09:38 +0200
Re: Why are VLAs optional in C11? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-08-19 03:07 -0700
Re: Why are VLAs optional in C11? jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2012-08-19 12:29 +0200
Re: Why are VLAs optional in C11? John Nagle <nagle@animats.com> - 2012-08-19 10:38 -0700
Re: Why are VLAs optional in C11? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-08-19 13:14 -0700
Re: Why are VLAs optional in C11? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-08-19 13:59 -0700
Re: Why are VLAs optional in C11? Owen Shepherd <nntp@owenshepherd.net> - 2012-08-27 22:17 +0100
Re: Why are VLAs optional in C11? Jens Gustedt <jens.gustedt@loria.fr> - 2012-08-28 00:34 +0200
Re: Why are VLAs optional in C11? John Nagle <nagle@animats.com> - 2012-08-27 19:36 -0700
Re: Why are VLAs optional in C11? James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-08-27 22:54 -0400
Re: Why are VLAs optional in C11? John Nagle <nagle@animats.com> - 2012-08-27 22:39 -0700
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Re: Why are VLAs optional in C11? Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2022-10-01 14:33 -0700
Re: Why are VLAs optional in C11? Tomasz Stanislawski <stanislawski.tomasz@googlemail.com> - 2023-01-25 04:21 -0800
Re: Why are VLAs optional in C11? Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-08-17 20:54 -0400
Re: Why are VLAs optional in C11? John Nagle <nagle@animats.com> - 2012-08-17 20:56 -0700
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