Ian Collins wrote:
> Alan Coopersmith wrote:
> > Roland Mainz wrote:
[snip]
> > Isn't that what alloca() is for?   (Ignoring the simple fact that
> > alloca()
> > is actually horribly broken since it never tells you if it's failed, just
> > lets you corrupt your stack when you ask for too much memory.)
> >
> Just like C99 VLAs!

Umpf... C99 VLAs are neither horrible nor broken. They're a valid
language construct and highly usefull if properly used (noone is
suggesting to allocate 300GB that way).

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Bye,
Roland

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