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Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm?

From Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org>
Newsgroups comp.lang.c
Subject Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm?
Date 2019-11-14 10:15 -0800
Organization None to speak of
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David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> writes:
[...]
> 	gcc -Wvla
>
> warns if a VLA is used.
>
> And
> 	gcc -Wvla-larger-than=10000
>
> warns if a VLA is bigger than 10000 bytes (or might be bigger than
> that).  It is useful to have optimisation enabled to let the compiler
> work out bounds more accurately.

Note that the latter option might not warn about some VLAs if gcc has
optimized them into ordinary arrays.  (The gcc documentation covers
this.)

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Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) kst-u@mib.org  <http://www.ghoti.net/~kst>
Working, but not speaking, for Philips Healthcare
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OT: improve this simple algorithm? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2019-11-12 15:55 -0500
  Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-11-12 21:20 +0000
    Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2019-11-12 23:28 -0500
      Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-11-13 10:52 +0100
        Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2019-11-13 10:16 -0500
          Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-11-13 16:53 +0100
      Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-11-13 11:18 +0000
  Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2019-11-12 23:30 +0000
    Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2019-11-15 05:12 +1300
      Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-11-14 16:34 +0000
        Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2019-11-15 10:07 +1300
          Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-11-14 22:25 +0000
            Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2019-11-15 12:02 +1300
              Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-11-14 23:27 +0000
                Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2019-11-15 19:06 +1300
                Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-11-15 10:45 +0000
                Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-11-15 13:28 +0100
                Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-11-15 12:58 +0000
                Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-11-15 15:39 +0100
                Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-11-15 15:04 +0000
                Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2019-11-15 12:19 -0500
                Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2019-11-15 09:46 -0800
                Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-11-15 18:59 +0000
                Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-11-16 11:59 +0000
                Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2019-11-16 09:02 +1300
              Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-11-15 11:17 +0100
                Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2019-11-15 21:38 +0000
    Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2019-11-14 11:44 -0500
      Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2019-11-14 18:11 +0000
        Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2019-11-14 13:33 -0500
          Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2019-11-15 01:49 +0000
      Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? Barry Schwarz <schwarzb@delq.com> - 2019-11-14 10:38 -0800
    Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2019-11-14 12:56 -0500
      Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2019-11-14 13:50 -0500
        Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2019-11-14 14:42 -0500
          Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2019-11-14 15:25 -0500
      Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? Barry Schwarz <schwarzb@delq.com> - 2019-11-14 11:03 -0800
        Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2019-11-14 16:08 -0500
          Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-11-15 11:30 +0100
            Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2019-11-15 11:17 +0000
              Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2019-11-15 17:35 -0500
                Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2019-11-15 17:39 -0500
                Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2019-11-15 23:19 +0000
                Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2019-11-15 18:53 -0500
                Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2019-11-15 19:08 -0500
                Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2019-11-16 01:30 +0000
                Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2019-11-16 07:39 -0500
                Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2019-11-16 07:37 -0500
          Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2019-11-15 09:46 -0500
            Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2019-11-15 12:38 -0500
              Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2019-11-15 23:07 +0000
              Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2019-11-28 16:54 -0800
                Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2019-11-28 20:17 -0500
                Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2019-11-29 06:08 -0800
      Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-11-14 20:45 +0100
    Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2019-11-14 10:10 -0800
      Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-11-14 20:19 +0100
    Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2019-11-12 23:57 -0500
      Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-11-13 10:34 +0100
    Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2019-11-13 23:57 -0500
      Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? Barry Schwarz <schwarzb@delq.com> - 2019-11-13 23:00 -0800
      Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? Ike Naar <ike@sdf.lonestar.org> - 2019-11-14 07:53 +0000
        Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? guinness.tony@gmail.com - 2019-11-14 02:34 -0800
      Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-11-14 10:01 +0100
        Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-11-14 11:27 +0000
          Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-11-14 12:46 +0100
            Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-11-14 12:01 +0000
              Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-11-14 14:05 +0100
  Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? Barry Schwarz <schwarzb@delq.com> - 2019-11-12 18:34 -0800
    Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2019-11-12 19:01 -0800
      Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-11-14 17:08 +0100
        Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-11-14 17:06 +0000
        Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-11-14 19:11 +0000
      Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2019-11-15 05:15 +1300
      Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-11-14 18:13 +0000
        Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2019-11-14 20:16 +0100
          Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-11-14 20:03 +0000
            Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2019-11-15 04:51 +0100
      Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2019-11-14 10:15 -0800
        Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-11-14 20:52 +0100
      Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-11-13 10:57 +0100
        Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2019-11-13 23:23 +1300
        Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-11-13 11:53 +0000
          Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-11-13 14:02 +0100
            Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-11-13 13:40 +0000
              Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-11-13 17:01 +0100
                Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-11-13 16:28 +0000
                Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-11-13 22:49 +0100
                Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-11-13 22:38 +0000
                Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-11-13 23:06 +0000
                Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-11-14 10:10 +0100
                Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-11-14 10:42 +0000
                Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-11-14 12:53 +0100
                Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-11-14 12:28 +0000
                Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-11-14 14:21 +0100
                Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-11-14 14:28 +0000
                Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2019-11-14 15:38 +0100
                Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2019-11-14 13:37 +0100
                Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2019-11-14 13:38 +0100
          Re: OT: improve this simple algorithm? Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2019-11-13 05:21 -0800

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