From: Jonathan Wakely <jwakely@redhat.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2023 16:09:36 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: doc: Add explanation of zero-length array example
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doc: Add explanation of zero-length array example

gcc/ChangeLog:

	* doc/extend.texi (Zero Length): Describe example.
---

diff --git a/gcc/doc/extend.texi b/gcc/doc/extend.texi
index ac476801ed84..e426a2eb7d81 100644
--- a/gcc/doc/extend.texi
+++ b/gcc/doc/extend.texi
@@ -1705,6 +1705,9 @@ struct line *thisline = (struct line *)
 thisline->length = this_length;
 @end smallexample
 
+In this example, @code{thisline->contents} is an array of @code{char} that
+can hold up to @code{thisline->length} bytes.
+
 Although the size of a zero-length array is zero, an array member of
 this kind may increase the size of the enclosing type as a result of tail
 padding.  The offset of a zero-length array member from the beginning