Re: Struct Error

On 2025-01-22, bart <bc@freeuk.com> wrote:
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Gcc 14.1 gives me an error compiling this code:
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   struct vector;
   struct scenet;
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   struct vector {
       double x;
       double y;
       double z;
   };
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   struct scenet {
       struct vector center;
       double radius;
       struct scenet (*child)[];
   };

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6.7.6.2p2:  "The element type shall not be an incomplete or function type."
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I have many draft versions of the C standard.  n2912.pdf, dated
2022-06-08, says in 6.7.2.1.p3 about struct types that "... the type is
incomplete144) until immediately after the closing brace of the list
defining the content, and complete thereafter."
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Therefore, struct scenet is not a complete type until the closing brace
of it's declaration.
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However, that sentence disappeared in n3047.pdf, dated 2022-08-04.  Can
anyone tell me why it was removed? [...]