Thread: C99

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    C99

    I am using gcc 4.4.3 version
    i am getting a compile error :- error: variable-sized object may not be initialized

    Code:
    double dev_dp[num_app][2] = {{0.30 ,400},
    							{0.33 ,200},
    							{0.25 ,300},
    							{0.15 ,300}};
    i know C99 supports variable sized arrays. so why am i getting this error??

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    Perhaps you forgot to enable C99 support?
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    No, I don't think that is the trouble - it seems that the GCC devs are moving toward C99 being the default behaviour. At any rate, if you do not use the std=c99 switch, but have some C99 constructs, it will not complain.

    Perhaps the OP can post a little more code. It seems to me that this has to do with the array being initialised within a function.

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    No, this is because you are trying to initialize the array on the same line as you create it.

    This will error:
    Code:
    int someArray[someVariable] = {2,3,4};
    This wont error
    Code:
    int someArray[someVariable];
    someArray[0] = 2;
    // And so on

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