Re: gcc fixed size char array initialization bug - known?

From: Guennadi Liakhovetski
Date: Thu Aug 02 2007 - 19:26:47 EST


On Thu, 2 Aug 2007, Randy Dunlap wrote:

> C99 spec that Al referred you to (available for around US$18 as a pdf)
> says in 6.7.8, para. 14 (where Al said):
>
> "An array of character type may be initialized by a character string literal, optionally
> enclosed in braces. Successive characters of the character string literal (including the
> terminating null character if there is room or if the array is of unknown size) initialize the
> elements of the array."

Wow... So, the terminating '\0' in the string constant IS "special" and
"optional"... Ok, then, THIS does answer my question, THIS I can
understand, and, ghm, accept...

Thanks to all who tried to explain this to me and sorry it took so long...

Thanks
Guennadi
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