Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 01:49:07 -0600 From: seebs@plethora.net (Peter Seebach) To: Todd Whitesel <toddpw@best.com> Cc: tech-kern@netbsd.org, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Question regarding the array of size 0. Message-ID: <200103300749.f2U7n8810171@guild.plethora.net> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 29 Mar 2001 22:47:55 PST." <200103300647.WAA25263@shell17.ba.best.com>
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In message <200103300647.WAA25263@shell17.ba.best.com>, Todd Whitesel writes: >Just put a 1-element array at the end of your header struct, and account for >it when you work out how much extra space to allocate. C memory layout rules >guarantee that this usage will have the desired effect. Nope, not portable. The implementation is allowed to bust you for overstepping the bounds of the array. :) The only portable solution is the new feature in C99. -s To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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