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@@ -6844,9 +6844,9 @@ gfc_simplify_compiler_version (void)
char *buffer;
size_t len;
- len = strlen ("GCC version ") + strlen (version_string) + 1;
- buffer = (char*) alloca (len);
- snprintf (buffer, len, "GCC version %s", version_string);
+ len = strlen ("GCC version ") + strlen (version_string);
+ buffer = XALLOCAVEC (char, len + 1);
+ snprintf (buffer, len + 1, "GCC version %s", version_string);
return gfc_get_character_expr (gfc_default_character_kind,
&gfc_current_locus, buffer, len);
}