• Helmut Leitner (8/8) Sep 21 2004 why is it necessary that a local
• Berin Loritsch (3/12) Sep 21 2004 Hmm. Something that fundamental should not be allowed

Helmut Leitner <helmut.leitner wikiservice.at> writes:

why is it necessary that a local

   char buf[20]="Hello";

compiles ok, but returns a runtime error:

   Error: lengths don't match for array copy

Global and static initializations work as expected.

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Graz, Austria   www.hls-software.com

Berin Loritsch <bloritsch d-haven.org> writes:

Helmut Leitner wrote:
 why is it necessary that a local
 
    char buf[20]="Hello";
 
 compiles ok, but returns a runtime error:
 
    Error: lengths don't match for array copy
 
 Global and static initializations work as expected.

Hmm.  Something that fundamental should not be allowed
to compile.