From: Endlisnis <s257m AT unb DOT ca>
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Subject: Re: Problems defining external symbols in C++ !?
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1998 16:43:49 -0300
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Oliver Richman wrote:

> from moo.cc:
> const struct moostruct moovariable[] = { ... }
>
> from moo2.cc:
> extern const struct moostruct moovariable[];
>
> I get an "undefined reference to moovariable" in moo2.cc.

    I tried compiling that, and it didn't work for me either.  You can't have
extern const data.  I don't know why, but if you remove the 'const' it will work.

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