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From: swatt@cup.portal.com (Steven Edward Watt)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: Zero Length Arrays Allowed in C Standard?
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Date: 10 Dec 89 08:14:55 GMT
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[lots of previous references about sizeof(zero[0]) being non-zero...]

  Unless, of course, zero is declared

void zero[0];

  I have met a compiler (on CP/M-86, of all things!) that allowed this.
And yes, zero++ did INDEED equal zero.

  I just post 'em like I see 'em.

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