I can't use alloca, because the stack-based allocation will be done in the constructor and alloca will free the memory as soon as the constructor exists.
On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 4:01 PM, Alex Rønne Petersen <xtzgzo...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 07-05-2012 13:58, Gor Gyolchanyan wrote: >> >> I'm working on dynamic memory layout manager. Simply put, it will >> allow one to create and use struct types at run-time. >> Normally, you create a struct at compile-time type by specifying an >> ordered list of fields, each with its own type (basically a size) and >> name. >> You then access those fields by calling a compile-time evaluated dot >> operator, which computes the address of the specified field given the >> address of the struct. >> What I'm trying to make is precisely that, except at run-time. >> >> My question is: what is the best way of allocating such a structure on >> the stack? It will, of course, have a dynamically known size. >> > > alloca? > > -- > - Alex -- Bye, Gor Gyolchanyan.
