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+/* PR c/5597 */
+/* { dg-do compile } */
+/* { dg-options "" } */
+
+/* Verify that GCC forbids non-static initialization of
+   flexible array members. */
+
+struct str { int len; char s[]; };
+
+struct str a = { 2, "a" };
+
+void foo()
+{
+  static struct str b = { 2, "b" };
+  struct str c = { 2, "c" }; /* { dg-error "(non-static)|(near initialization)" } */
+  struct str d = (struct str) { 2, "d" }; /* { dg-error "(non-static)|(near initialization)" } */
+  struct str e = (struct str) { d.len, "e" }; /* { dg-error "(non-static)|(initialization)" } */
+}