Re: Detect if the static keyword is supported in array type derivations in function parameters

Paul Eggert <[email protected]> Mon, 15 Dec 2025 08:55:08 -0800
Newsgroups gmane.comp.sysutils.autoconf.general
Organization UCLA Computer Science Department
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 2025-12-15 08:14, Antonin D=C3=A9cimo wrote:
> Using static or an at_least macro is being discussed right now for the
> Linux kernel; LWN reports on it.
>=20
> _Checked-size array parameters in C_,  By Jonathan Corbet, December 1, =
2025
> https://lwn.net/Articles/1046840/

Yes, there's been quite a discussion of that on the Gnulib front as=20
well. See the thread "function parameters of array type" starting here:

https://lists.gnu.org/r/bug-gnulib/2025-12/threads.html#00092

This is a messy situation overall, and it may be better for Autoconf to=20
wait for the dust to settle.