Re: [PATCH] Various pages: SYNOPSIS: Use VLA syntax in function parameters

Alex Colomar
2022-11-28T23:02:25Z

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Hi Joseph,

On 11/14/22 19:26, Joseph Myers wrote:
> On Mon, 14 Nov 2022, Alejandro Colomar via Gcc wrote:
>
>>> To quote the convenor in WG14 reflector message 18575 (17 Nov
>>> 2020) when I asked about its status, "The author asked me not to put those
>>> on the agenda. He will supply updated versions later.".
>>
>> Since his email is not in the paper, would you mind forwarding him this
>> suggestion of mine of renaming it to avoid confusion with string lengths? Or
>> maybe point him to the mailing list discussion[1]?
>>
>> [1]:
>> <https://lore.kernel.org/linux-man/20221110222540.as3jrjdzxsnot3zm@illithid/T/#m794ad2a3173a19099625ee1dec7ea11ab754513d>
>
> I don't have his email address (I don't see any emails from him on the
> reflector since I joined it in 2001).

Meh; thanks. Would you mind commenting this issue to whoever defends
his document, whenever you talk about it?

Thanks,

Alex