Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 10:23:36 -0700 From: Drew Eckhardt <drew@PoohSticks.ORG> To: Lord Isildur <mrfusion@umbar.vaxpower.org> Cc: tech-kern@netbsd.org, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Question regarding the array of size 0. Message-ID: <200103301723.f2UHNaO25859@chopper.Poohsticks.ORG> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 30 Mar 2001 09:54:20 EST." <Pine.3.89.10103300924.A22782-0100000@umbar>
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In message <Pine.3.89.10103300924.A22782-0100000@umbar>, mrfusion@umbar.vaxpowe
r.org writes:
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>which all begs the question... what is the point of an array of size
>zero?
To allow you to do variable length arrays at the end of structures in a
portable (C99) or semi-portable (gcc) way
struct records {
unsigned flags;
struct foo[0] data;
};
without jumping through casting hoops.
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