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From: twilight <pipfstarrd@openmailbox.org>
Subject: Is replacing alloca(3) where possible a good thing to do?
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Hello,

I again,
in cddl/* alloca(3) is used very intensively for creating dynamic arrays.
But, well, it's kinda obsolete and sometimes not safe and portable.
Is replacing alloca(3) with dynamic arrays a good thing? Or should
everything be left as it is?

Thanks in advance.
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