> > Should this compile? My version of Stroustrup's 'The C++ Programming > > Language (c) 2000' states in section 5.2: "The number of elements of the > > array, the array bound, must be a constant expression". > > > > Is this by any chance a gcc extension? > > Variable-length automatic arrays are allowed in ISO C99, and as an extension > GCC accepts them in C89 mode and in C++. If you don't want this to compile, > -pedantic will reject code with extensions. Thanks for the feedback (and to Aseem for the link). It's not a problem for me, I was just curious as to why it was working and whether anyone knew about it. I guess it's not a great idea to use it in g++ (although it is quite nifty) if you're also planning to compile your code with other compilers. Regards Stuart
