https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=117381
--- Comment #21 from Jerry DeLisle <jvdelisle at gcc dot gnu.org> --- (In reply to Richard Biener from comment #20) --- snip --- > > so you can instead do > > gfc_symbol_buffer the_buf; > > and have it behave like a char the_buf[GFC_MAX_SYMBOL_LEN] declaration. > > The auto_vec sequence above uses a stack allocation for up to 63 length > and otherwise a heap allocation (and makes sure to free the allocation > when the buffer goes out of scope). Thanks for this idea Richard, it does allow more flexibility.
