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typedef struct {
    long gc;
    long h;
    int len;
    char val[1];
} zend_string;

#define STATIC_STR_INIT(name, str, size) \
    struct { \
        long   gc; \
        long   h; \
        int    len; \
        char   val[(size)]; \
    } (name) = {0, 0, (size), (str) };

int main (int argc, char **argv) {
    STATIC_STR_INIT(name, "laruence", sizeof("laruence"));
    zend_string *p = (zend_string*)&name;

    printf("%d:%s\n", p->len, p->val);
    return 0;
}