RE: unsuccessfull MSVC++ build

[Konovalov, Vadim V. \(Vadim\)** C. ** <vko...@al...>]

> > Namely, sizeof(*(Cclosure)0) is 16 in GCC and 20 in MSVC++
> > Hence the "-1" difference.
>=20
> OUCH.
> presumably there is the same difference for all other types?

The difference is inside this:

# Unspecified length of arrays in structures:
# struct { ...; ...; type x[unspecified]; }
# Instead of sizeof(..) you'll always have to use offsetof(..,x).
#if defined(GNU) # GNU-C is able to work with arrays of length 0
  #define unspecified 0
#elif 0
  # Usually one would omit the array's limit
  #define unspecified
#else
  # However, HP-UX- and IRIX-compilers will only work with this:
  #define unspecified 1
#endif


This results in treating xxxx[unspecified] as extra "4" which confuses =
things.

Attached is the patch against CVS version, but I beleive HP-UX and IRIX =
compilers should do as they do, but most compilers should fall into the =
default state.

Given that not only MSVC++ 4.0 and 5.0 are supported (I only tried 6.0 =
but instructions also mention 7.0) so why listing versions at all?

One can say "MSVC version 4 and above" but than again, who tried latest =
versions of compiler?

Vadim.