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From: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com>
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Mark Murray wrote:
> So, does this not effectively make a rule, "You will _always_ properly
> prototype functions, and make sure that these proper prototypes are in
> scope before you use (and define) the functions."?

I think it means "The compiler SHALL complain if this is not so".

Right now, it doesn't complain.

-- Terry

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