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From: jason@cygnus.com (Jason Merrill)
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>>>>> Adrian McMenamin <Adrian@mcmen.demon.co.uk> writes:

> Sorry if this is a FAQ but why is it not standard C++ to allow the
> initialisation of a referenceto type foo with a function that returns
> type foo?

Because doing so would involve binding a reference to a temporary object,
which is only allowed if the reference is to const foo.

Jason