RE: [avr-gcc-list] Re: zero length array in nocommon

[Weddington, Eric]

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> Subject: [avr-gcc-list] Re: zero length array in nocommon
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> My ColdFire gcc is from CodeSourcery - it is not the latest 
> version, but 
> it is from the right people.
> 
> It might not count strictly as a bug, since I don't think 
> there is any 
> clear definition of how much space a stand-alone zero length array 
> should take.  Since there is nothing you can actually /do/ with such 
> arrays, they are not going to be used much - it is quite easy 
> to believe 
> that no one has noticed this behaviour in any version of gcc 
> for any target.

I'm on the gcc list. I would be very surprised if no one has noticed this 
behaviour, especially the CodeSourcery folks. Since it hasn't been brought up 
before, this is why I figure it is not a bug.