-#if (((__GNUC__ >= 3 || __GNUG__ >= 2) && !defined __STRICT_ANSI__) \
- /* || __STDC_VERSION__ >= 199901L */ )
+/* GNULIB_NO_VLA can be defined to disable use of VLAs even if supported.
+ This relates to the -Wvla and -Wvla-larger-than warnings, enabled in
+ the default GCC many warnings set. This allows programs to disable use
+ of VLAs, which may be unintended, or may be awkward to support portably,
+ or may have security implications due to non-deterministic stack usage. */
+
+#if (!defined GNULIB_NO_VLA \
+ && (((__GNUC__ >= 3 || __GNUG__ >= 2) && !defined __STRICT_ANSI__) \
+ /* || (__STDC_VERSION__ == 199901L && !defined __HP_cc)
+ || (__STDC_VERSION__ >= 201112L && !defined __STDC_NO_VLA__) */ ))