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Subject:	RE: 1.3.12: gcc bug: variable named "end"
From:	Robert Collins <rbcollins AT cygwin DOT com>
To:	Rolf Campbell <rcampbell AT tropicnetworks DOT com>
Cc:	cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
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Date:	20 Oct 2002 01:20:09 +1000
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On Sun, 2002-10-20 at 00:57, Rolf Campbell wrote:
> Doesn't this mean that gcc is not a true ANSI compiler?  Shouldn't that
> variable be "__end" or something to conform with ANSI rules?

AFAIK that is actually a ld issue - note that it is only global scope
'end' that collides, and that the end address isn't known until linking
occurs.

Rob
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