Bug 77350 - gcc3 segfaults on struct/flexible array with bad initializer.
Summary: gcc3 segfaults on struct/flexible array with bad initializer.
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Status: CLOSED NEXTRELEASE
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: gcc3
Version: 8.0
Hardware: i386
OS: Linux
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Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Jakub Jelinek
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Reported: 2002-11-05 17:41 UTC by Joe Krahn
Modified: 2007-04-18 16:48 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2004-10-01 20:39:48 UTC
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Description Joe Krahn 2002-11-05 17:41:09 UTC
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Description of problem:
I created some code with a variable sized type
within a struct typedef, then tried to initialize it with
data from another array (improper code).

This caused gcc3 to segfault. Seems to only occur with
bas code, so probably not a serious problem, except that
segfaults are always bad.

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How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. run gcc3 -c on the code listed in Additional Info.
2.
3.
	

Actual Results:  bug.c:10: internal error: Segmentation fault
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Expected Results:  This is what gcc 2.9x gives:
bug2.c:3: array size missing in `points'
bug2.c:8: incompatible types in initialization
bug2.c:8: initializer element is not constant
bug2.c:8: (near initialization for `p1.points[0][0]')


Additional info:

/* Example bug source (nice and short) */
typedef struct {
        int n;
        float points[][2];
} polygon_t ;

float p1_points[][2]={{1,2},{3,4}};

polygon_t p1 = { 2, p1_points };

Comment 1 Vladimir Makarov 2004-10-01 20:39:48 UTC
I've checked the current state of redhat gcc3 branch
(gcc-3_2-rhl8-branch).  The bug was gone.  Therefore we are closing
the case.



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