Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with run-time values

From	James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.c
Subject	Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with run-time values
Date	2013-01-22 16:41 -0500
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID	<50FF078D.8000701@verizon.net> (permalink)
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On 01/22/2013 04:26 PM, Ben Bacarisse wrote:
> Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> writes:
...
>> The initializers in an initializer list for an aggregate or union must
>> be constant expressions, and no, I do not believe that's changed in
>> any newer Standard.
> 
> I think it has.

You think correctly - as of C99, that restriction only applies to
initializers for objects of static storage duration. As of C2011, it
also applies to initializers for objects with thread storage duration
(6.7.9p4); only C90 imposed it on initializers for objects with
automatic storage duration.

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Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with run-time values Noob <root@127.0.0.1> - 2013-01-22 16:36 +0100
  Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with run-time values Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2013-01-22 11:23 -0500
    Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with run-time values Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2013-01-22 21:26 +0000
      Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with run-time values James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2013-01-22 16:41 -0500
    Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with run-time values William Ahern <william@wilbur.25thandClement.com> - 2013-01-22 13:25 -0800
      Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with run-time values Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2013-01-22 23:17 -0500
    Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with run-time values Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2013-01-23 13:09 +0000
      Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with run-time values Noob <root@127.0.0.1> - 2013-01-23 14:16 +0100
        Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with run-time values "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2013-01-23 13:25 +0000
          Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with run-time values Noob <root@127.0.0.1> - 2013-01-23 15:21 +0100
            Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with run-time values Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2013-01-23 14:56 +0000
              Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with run-time values Noob <root@127.0.0.1> - 2013-01-23 16:40 +0100
                Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with run-time values Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2013-01-23 18:26 +0000
                Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with run-time values Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2013-01-23 20:39 -0800
            Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with run-time values Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2013-01-23 17:14 -0500
  Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with run-time values Ike Naar <ike@sverige.freeshell.org> - 2013-01-22 17:59 +0000
    Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with run-time values Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2013-01-22 14:09 -0500
      Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with run-time values Noob <root@localhost> - 2013-01-22 21:59 +0100
        Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with run-time values glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2013-01-22 21:19 +0000
        Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with run-time values Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2013-01-22 23:47 -0500
      Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with run-time values Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2013-01-22 21:05 +0000
        Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with run-time values Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2013-01-22 16:15 -0500
    Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with   run-time values Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2013-01-23 09:43 +1300
      Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with   run-time values William Ahern <william@wilbur.25thandClement.com> - 2013-01-22 13:19 -0800
        Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with   run-time values William Ahern <william@wilbur.25thandClement.com> - 2013-01-22 13:35 -0800
          Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with   run-time values Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2013-01-23 10:45 +1300
            Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with   run-time values Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2013-01-22 17:07 -0500
            Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with  run-time values Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2013-01-22 21:29 -0800
              Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with  run-time values Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2013-01-23 13:54 +0000
                Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with  run-time values Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2013-01-23 17:08 -0500
                Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with    run-time values Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2013-01-24 11:29 +1300
                Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with    run-time values Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2013-01-23 18:26 -0500
                Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with      run-time values Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2013-01-24 14:03 +1300
                Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with      run-time values Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2013-01-23 23:58 -0500
                Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with  run-time values Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2013-01-23 23:36 +0000
                Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with  run-time values Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2013-01-24 13:55 +1300
                Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with  run-time values Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2013-01-24 02:44 +0000
                Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with  run-time values Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2013-01-23 21:39 -0800
                Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with  run-time values Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2013-01-24 00:54 -0500
                Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with  run-time values Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2013-01-24 17:56 +0000
                Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with  run-time values Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2013-01-24 13:58 -0800
        Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with   run-time values James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2013-01-22 16:37 -0500
          Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with  run-time values Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2013-01-22 21:22 -0800
      Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with  run-time values Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2013-01-22 21:06 -0800
        Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with  run-time values Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2013-01-23 19:55 +1300
          Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with  run-time values Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2013-01-23 00:48 -0800
            Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with  run-time values Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2013-01-23 23:06 +1300
    Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with run-time values Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2013-01-22 21:02 +0000
      Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with run-time values Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2013-01-22 16:12 -0500
        Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with run-time values Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2013-01-22 22:37 +0000
          Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with run-time values Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2013-01-22 22:29 -0500
            Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with run-time values Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2013-01-23 04:28 +0000
              Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with run-time values Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2013-01-23 00:07 -0500
                Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with run-time values Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2013-01-23 14:04 +0000
    Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with run-time values Noob <root@localhost> - 2013-01-22 22:10 +0100
  Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with run-time values Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2013-01-22 21:13 +0000
    Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with run-time values Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2013-01-22 16:25 -0500
      Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with run-time values Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2013-01-22 22:21 +0000
    Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with run-time values William Ahern <william@wilbur.25thandClement.com> - 2013-01-22 13:32 -0800
      Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with run-time values Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2013-01-23 03:50 +0000
    Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with run-time values Nick Bowler <nbowler@draconx.ca> - 2013-01-22 21:43 +0000
      Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with run-time values Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2013-01-23 03:45 +0000
        Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with run-time values Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2013-01-24 08:23 -0800
  Re: Initializing a malloc'ed struct whose fields are const with run-time values Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2013-01-22 20:48 -0800

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