Add arrays as not FFI-safe in other-reprs.md#495
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| * DST pointers (wide pointers) and tuples are not a concept | ||
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| * Raw arrays of types are not FFI-safe. |
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"Raw arrays" is ambiguous, we should explain the situation and what repr(C) does, like other explanations, I think.
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Raw arrays are not FFI-safe, even though they are sized. I think this should be mentioned in the Nomicon.