I'm learning c++

And my compiler is letting me do something weird.


If I do this:

int x; //matrix-size

cin >> x;

int array[x];

I can compile. I don't even get a warning. (I'm using the Codelite IDE for Linux, compiler is g++)

Does this work in c++ or is my compiler just fucking with me?

http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=31783&seqNum=7

Still, I'm more in favor of a

int *array = malloc(sizeof(int) * x);

But I'm oldfashioned like that.