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| DATE | 2011-06-05 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] (fwd) Re: Anonymous namespace
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From: Ian Collins
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
Subject: Re: Anonymous namespace
Date: Sat, 04 Jun 2011 17:45:32 +1200
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On 06/ 4/11 05:39 PM, Ruben Safir wrote:
> On Sat, 04 Jun 2011 17:32:38 +1200, Ian Collins wrote:
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>>> Yes - I've seen the compiler through that error are me. Why?
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>> Because you can't, the language doesn't allow it.
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> :)
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> I thought I'd get that answer. :) Rephrase. Why did the C++ designers
> chose to prevent static types.
I guess because C doesn't have them. Also types don't have any linkage.
Linkage applies to instances of types. The language rules state that
if a class is declared in more than one compilation unit, the
definitions must be identical. The anonymous namespace works around
that restriction.
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Ian Collins
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