From 8761800304473108354 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f78e5,ea96cc047f6a22cc X-Google-Attributes: gidf78e5,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-08-16 09:38:02 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!212.74.64.35!colt.net!dispose.news.demon.net!news.demon.co.uk!demon!mail2news.demon.co.uk!not-for-mail From: Francis Glassborow Newsgroups: comp.std.c++ Subject: Re: extern "C" -- what is the intent? Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 16:37:36 GMT Organization: Southfield Microcomputer SS Approved: Fergus Henderson , moderator of comp.std.c++ Message-ID: References: <090820010209154805%BobbySchmidt@mac.com> <9l62tf$c2g$1@panix3.panix.com> <9l8qvc$7ig$1@panix3.panix.com> <3B7A3FAF.1E5AD4B2@lmf.ericsson.se> <3B7B9376.BADA6A60@lmf.ericsson.se> Reply-To: Francis Glassborow X-Trace: mail2news.demon.co.uk 997979879 mail2news:8085 mail2news mail2news.demon.co.uk X-Complaints-To: abuse@demon.net X-Mail2News-Path: news.demon.net!mulga.cs.mu.oz.au X-Authentication-Warning: mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU: fjh set sender to devnull@stump.algebra.com using -f X-Robomod: STUMP, ichudov@algebra.com (Igor Chudov) MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Newsreader: Turnpike Integrated Version 5.00 U Lines: 22 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.std.c++:7019 In article <3B7B9376.BADA6A60@lmf.ericsson.se>, Attila Feher writes >Wuppp. I tought (all the posts here made me understand) it has been >standardized. My apologies. So FORTRAN (whatever) extern is not >standard. 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... Not quite, 17.4.3.1.3 requires that both extern "C" and extern "C++" be supported. Francis Glassborow ACCU 64 Southfield Rd Oxford OX4 1PA +44(0)1865 246490 All opinions are mine and do not represent those of any organisation --- [ comp.std.c++ is moderated. To submit articles, try just posting with ] [ your news-reader. If that fails, use mailto:std-c++@ncar.ucar.edu ] [ --- Please see the FAQ before posting. --- ] [ FAQ: http://www.research.att.com/~austern/csc/faq.html ]