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From: Uncle Steve <stevet810@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Non-constant initializers
Date: Thu, 12 May 2011 19:22:59 -0400
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On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 06:08:46PM -0500, Shao Miller wrote:
> On 5/12/2011 5:59 PM, Fred the Freshwater Catfish wrote:
> >...I'd like to use non-constant
> >initializers for some global variables.  I'm pretty sure I can get it
> >to work the way I want under gcc, but what of other compilers?  The
> >gcc documentation in info format says that ISO C99 allows this, and so
> >I expect some compilers built in the 90's will support the feature,
> >but to what extent is this true?
> 
> Could you please share an example of what kind of non-constant you'd be 
> inclined to initialize a static-duration, file-scoped object with?  Are 
> you talking about using a function's return value?  Are you talking 
> about using the address of something whose address you don't know at 
> some point in time?

Essentially, I'm looking to seed a few critical global variables with
run-time computed values.  Obviously, this will be the product of a
function call.  I would like to declare:

int foops[] = howmuchfoo(void);

and have everything work as I expect.  Pie in the sky for non-recent
UN*Xes?



Regards,

Uncle Steve

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