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From: maxtal@physics.su.OZ.AU (John Max Skaller)
Subject: Re: C++ Language Extensions
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In article <1993Jun23.171846.26235@borland.com> pete@borland.com (Pete Becker) writes:
>In article <1993Jun23.103931.24251@ucc.su.OZ.AU> maxtal@physics.su.OZ.AU (John Max Skaller) writes:
>>In article <1993Jun22.214246.27155@borland.com> pete@borland.com (Pete Becker) writes:
>>>	The key here is that type names do not have linkage. 
>>
>>	Sure they do. C++ class names have extern linkage.
>>	In C++ *all* file-scope names have linkage.
>>	See 3.3.
>>
>
>	You're absolutely right. This is a change from C.

	The change with respect to classes is intentional.
The change to not having 'no linkage' might have been
an ommission. 

	f() {
		float x;
	};

Should 'x' really have internal linkage?

There is a proposal to re-introduce 'no linkage'. I feel inclined
to accept this. Any comments?

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