[boost] Re: Collections vs. variable-size array

From: Neal D. Becker (ndbecker2_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-05-07 09:52:24

Thorsten Ottosen wrote:

> 
> 
> "Neal D. Becker" <ndbecker2_at_[hidden]> wrote in message
> news:c7fv0m$bs4$1_at_sea.gmane.org...
> | This simple test fails to compile on gcc-3.3.3.  Any thoughts?
> 
> the tests  works with gcc 3.3.1.
> 
> | int F (int size) {
> |   int a[size];
> 
>      ^^^^^^
> 
> not legal, size must be a constant.
> 

variable size array are c99 extension.  Supported by g++ (supposedly).  IIRC
under consideration for addition to ANSI c++?

Only problem is, I don't know how to write a template that matches a
variable size array.