Because this way you can reference data points with sc_vec+n as opposed to
dealing with single or double linked lists (since sc_vec can be an array).
On Feb 21, 2014 7:26 AM, "Charles Goyard" <c...@fsck.fr> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Sorry for this question, but why isn't sc_vec a good old pointer ?
>
> >     t_gobj sc_gobj;         /* header for graphical object */
> >     t_symbol *sc_template;  /* template name (LATER replace with
> pointer) */
> >     t_word sc_vec[1];       /* indeterminate-length array of words */
> > } t_scalar;
> >
> > How is a static t_word array of size 1 an indeterminate-length array?
> Is its placement as the last member of the struct required?
>
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