Re: [PATCH 16/16] fix handling of integer constant expressions

From: Neil Booth
Date: Wed Jun 27 2007 - 07:53:00 EST


Al Viro wrote:-

>
> sparse simply doesn't check that. We don't have anything resembling
> support of VLA. Note that check for integer constant expression
> has nothing to do with that;
>
> int x[(int)(0.6 + 0.6)];
>
> is valid (if stupid).

It isn't valid; it fails the test twice. Both 0.6 are not "immediate
operands of casts". Their sum is, but that's irrelevant.
Therefore the dimension is not an ICE and a diagnostic is required.

Neil.
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