How can I declare local arrays of a size matching a passed-in array?
You can't, in C. Array dimensions must be compile-time constants. (gcc provides parameterized arrays as an extension.) You'll have to use malloc, and remember to call free before the function returns. See also questions 6.14, 6.16, 6.19, 7.22, and maybe 7.32.
References:
ANSI Sec. 3.4, Sec. 3.5.4.2
ISO Sec. 6.4, Sec. 6.5.4.2
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