C front-end: reject invalid array declarators#8773
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- Reject VLA declarators with * outside function definitions - Reject type qualifiers and storage class specifiers in array declarators outside function prototypes According to the C standard (C99/C11): - Variable length array declarators with * are only valid in function parameter declarations within function definitions (not declarations) - Type qualifiers (like restrict, const, volatile) in array declarators are only valid in function parameter declarations - Storage class specifiers (like static) in array declarators are only valid in function parameter declarations within function prototypes or definitions These constructs are not valid in: - File scope variable declarations - Block scope variable declarations - Any array declarator in non-parameter contexts Fixes: diffblue#132
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According to the C standard (C99/C11):
These constructs are not valid in:
Fixes: #132