expected constant expression

why does this error

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error C2057: expected constant expression

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result from this code

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int foo(char *bar)
{
        char blob[strlen(bar)];
...

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I want to avoid using malloc.

anytype ARRAY[must be constant ];

If you need variable size...... malloc() it.

well it works now after i've turned off a few project options.

msvc sucks.

Its not msvc that sucks its c itself. c89 definately prohibits variable sized arrays. c99 may allow it. im not sure. I suppose if you turn on the c99 compile switch it may compile. What have you got against malloc?

Dontcha just love ppl who still can't tell the difference between C and C++