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From: erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net>
Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:58:28 -0400
To: fernanbolando@mailc.net, 9fans@9fans.net
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Subject: Re: [9fans] zero length arrays in gcc
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> pcc does not allow this since zero lenth array is another gcc
> extension. I tried declaring it as
>
> static unsigned startLabel[];
>
> The resulting bytecode can then be compiled however it will only
> crash. I traced it a pointer that tries to read an unallocated section
> in memory.

the only thing that makes sense is

static unsigned startLabel0;
static unsigned startLabel[] = &startLabel0

this might not work.  one can't rule out deep and dark
magic with gcc.

- erik