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diff --git a/gcc/doc/extend.texi b/gcc/doc/extend.texi index 90bf6d841a0..19286226714 100644 --- a/gcc/doc/extend.texi +++ b/gcc/doc/extend.texi @@ -1592,6 +1592,18 @@ Jumping or breaking out of the scope of the array name deallocates the storage. Jumping into the scope is not allowed; you get an error message for it. +@cindex variable-length array in a structure +As an extension, GCC accepts variable-length arrays as a member of +a structure or a union. For example: + +@smallexample +void +foo (int n) +@{ + struct S @{ int x[n]; @}; +@} +@end smallexample + @cindex @code{alloca} vs variable-length arrays You can use the function @code{alloca} to get an effect much like variable-length arrays. The function @code{alloca} is available in |