With VTA it ought to be possible at least in many cases to provide proper debug info for variable length arrays.
-- Summary: Proper debug info for debugging VLAs Product: gcc Version: 4.5.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: debug AssignedTo: unassigned at gcc dot gnu dot org ReportedBy: jakub at gcc dot gnu dot org http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=43150