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Section: 16.4.3.3[using.linkage]Status:TC1Submitter: Beman DawesOpened: 1997-11-16Last modified: 2016-08-09
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Discussion:
The change specified in the proposed resolution below did not makeit into the Standard. This change was accepted in principle at theLondon meeting, and the exact wording below was accepted at theMorristown meeting.
Proposed resolution:
Change 16.4.3.3[using.linkage] paragraph 2from:
It is unspecified whether a name from the Standard C library declared with external linkage has either extern "C" or extern "C++" linkage.
to:
Whether a name from the Standard C library declared with external linkage has extern "C" or extern "C++" linkage is implementation defined. It is recommended that an implementation use extern "C++" linkage for this purpose.