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From: comeau@panix.com (Greg Comeau)
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Subject: Re: extern "C" -- what is the intent?
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 16:28:41 GMT
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In article <3B7B9376.BADA6A60@lmf.ericsson.se>,
Attila Feher  <Attila.Feher@lmf.ericsson.se> wrote:
>Wuppp.  I tought (all the posts here made me understand) it has been
>standardized.  My apologies.  So FORTRAN (whatever) extern is not
>standard.

It's not required.

>I was also a bit surprised, because (was it Scott Meyers?)
>one of my books said it is only extern "C", which is standard covered...

extern "C++" is required too
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