Re: [gpsd-dev] [PATCH 3/3] Fix access to shared memory on Linux

[Fred Wright]

On Mon, 6 Mar 2017, Gary E. Miller wrote:

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> Now you define the variable inline.  Many compilers only allow
> defining a stack var at the top of a block.  So this will fail
> on older compilers.

That restriction was lifted in C99.  Since GPSD is already relying on
other >=C99 features, I don't think that usage adds any new compiler
constraints.  That being said, I tend not to use late declarations myself
without good reason.

I haven't looked at the actual patch in detail yet.

Fred Wright