support of C99 VLA in compilers

[Ben Hinkle]

I checked the FAQ but didn't see any mention of C99 support in today's
compilers. In particular I'm interested in VLA support. Any links or info
about the status? I read that GCC had experimental VLA support since before
C99 and that it still isn't exactly the same as the C99 VLA.

thanks,
-Ben

[P.J. Plauger]

"Ben Hinkle" <bh*****@mathworks.com> wrote in message
news:dn**********@fred.mathworks.com...

I checked the FAQ but didn't see any mention of C99 support in today's
compilers. In particular I'm interested in VLA support. Any links or info
about the status? I read that GCC had experimental VLA support since before
C99 and that it still isn't exactly the same as the C99 VLA.

Comeau C/C++ has full C99 support, including VLAs. So does
the latest compiler from Sun, which is now free. Otherwise,
any compiler that uses the EDG front end (such as Comeau)
should support VLAs.

P.J. Plauger
Dinkumware, Ltd.
http://www.dinkumware.com

[Chuck F.]

Ben Hinkle wrote:

I checked the FAQ but didn't see any mention of C99 support in
today's compilers. In particular I'm interested in VLA support.
Any links or info about the status? I read that GCC had
experimental VLA support since before C99 and that it still isn't
exactly the same as the C99 VLA.

Hunt down the gnu home page for gcc (unsure about URL). They
maintain a page specifying the degree of C99 compliance achieved,
with details.

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[Keith Thompson]

"Chuck F. " <cb********@yahoo.com> writes:

Ben Hinkle wrote:

I checked the FAQ but didn't see any mention of C99 support in
today's compilers. In particular I'm interested in VLA support. Any
links or info about the status? I read that GCC had experimental VLA
support since before C99 and that it still isn't
exactly the same as the C99 VLA.

Hunt down the gnu home page for gcc (unsure about URL). They maintain
a page specifying the degree of C99 compliance achieved, with details.

Googling gcc c99 status yields <http://gcc.gnu.org/c99status.html>.

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[Erik de Castro Lopo]

Keith Thompson wrote:

"Chuck F. " <cb********@yahoo.com> writes:

Ben Hinkle wrote:

I checked the FAQ but didn't see any mention of C99 support in
today's compilers. In particular I'm interested in VLA support. Any
links or info about the status? I read that GCC had experimental VLA
support since before C99 and that it still isn't
exactly the same as the C99 VLA.

Hunt down the gnu home page for gcc (unsure about URL). They maintain
a page specifying the degree of C99 compliance achieved, with details.

Googling gcc c99 status yields <http://gcc.gnu.org/c99status.html>.

In case its not on there I can confirm that GCC has supported
VLAS since before gcc-2.95.

Erik
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[Flash Gordon]

Erik de Castro Lopo wrote:

Keith Thompson wrote:

"Chuck F. " <cb********@yahoo.com> writes:

Ben Hinkle wrote:
I checked the FAQ but didn't see any mention of C99 support in
today's compilers. In particular I'm interested in VLA support. Any
links or info about the status? I read that GCC had experimental VLA
support since before C99 and that it still isn't
exactly the same as the C99 VLA.
Hunt down the gnu home page for gcc (unsure about URL). They maintain
a page specifying the degree of C99 compliance achieved, with details.

Googling gcc c99 status yields <http://gcc.gnu.org/c99status.html>.

In case its not on there I can confirm that GCC has supported
VLAS since before gcc-2.95.

However that support does not conform to the C99 standard and GNU have
never claimed that it conformed to the C99 standard.
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[Jordan Abel]

On 2005-12-15, Flash Gordon <sp**@flash-gordon.me.uk> wrote:

Erik de Castro Lopo wrote:

Keith Thompson wrote:

"Chuck F. " <cb********@yahoo.com> writes:
Ben Hinkle wrote:
> I checked the FAQ but didn't see any mention of C99 support in
> today's compilers. In particular I'm interested in VLA support. Any
> links or info about the status? I read that GCC had experimental VLA
> support since before C99 and that it still isn't
> exactly the same as the C99 VLA.
Hunt down the gnu home page for gcc (unsure about URL). They maintain
a page specifying the degree of C99 compliance achieved, with details.
Googling gcc c99 status yields <http://gcc.gnu.org/c99status.html>.

In case its not on there I can confirm that GCC has supported
VLAS since before gcc-2.95.

However that support does not conform to the C99 standard and GNU have
never claimed that it conformed to the C99 standard.

In the implementation table it's listed as "broken" - out of curiosity,
how does the gcc implementation differ from that in the c99 standard?