Mail Archives: djgpp/2000/12/26/23:36:40
On Tue, 26 Dec 2000 17:04:22 -0500, "Marp" <marp AT 0 DOT 0 DOT 0 DOT 0> wrote:
>Err sorry. The mistake I pointed out was correct, but my explanation of why
>it was wrong was itself wrong :-)
>
>By using parentheses when you declare object b of type B, the compiler
>thinks you're providing a local prototype of a function called b that
>returns a type B object, and when you throw b, it thinks you're throwing a
>function pointer, but there is no concrete definition for the function (and
>therefore no way to determine its pointer), and you get a "undefined
>reference" error as a result.
>
>Marp
You are a god! :o) There are many, many reasons why I hate this
language and I've just added another! But, this really helped since I
was at my wits end trying to understand what it was getting at. Well,
another thing of trivia to remember about this langauge.
Thank you very much,
Bel, the mostly sane..
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