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Subjectgcc fixed size char array initialization bug - known?
Hi

I've run across the following gcc "feature":

char c[4] = "01234";

gcc emits a nice warning

warning: initializer-string for array of chars is too long

But do a

char c[4] = "0123";

and - a wonder - no warning. No warning with gcc 3.3.2, 3.3.5, 3.4.5,
4.1.2. I was told 4.2.x does produce a warning. Now do a

struct {
char c[4];
int i;
} t;
t.i = 0x12345678;
strcpy(t.c, c);

and t.i is silently corrupted. Just wanted to ask if this is known,
really...

Thanks
Guennadi
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Guennadi Liakhovetski
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