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Mike Ruskai wrote:
> 
> Well, the first thing I have to say is that your example does not demonstrate
> the problem you indicate when I try to compile it, with no less than four
> compilers (IBM VisualAge C++, Borland C++, GNU GCC, and DJGPP).

yeah, but try the non-trivial snippet for interesting errors:

<-------------------------  badcode.cpp ---------------------->
#include <iostream.h>

class MyClass {
public:
    MyClass();
    void say_hi(void);
protected:
    int data;
};

void MyClass::say_hi(void) {
    cout << "hello world\n";
}


int main(void)
{
    MyClass instance();  // point of interest
    instance.say_hi();
}

<--------------------------- end:   badcode.cpp 
----------------------->


or, for another variation on the theme,

<---------------------------  stillbad.cpp
----------------------------->

#include <iostream.h>

class MyClass {
public:
    MyClass();
    void say_hi(void);
protected:
    int data;
};

void MyClass::say_hi(void) {
    cout << "hello world\n";
}

int main(void)
{
    MyClass instance;  // point of interest
    instance.say_hi();
}

<------------------------------  end: stillbad.cpp
-------------------------->



this one actually compiles and executes under gcc. I don't know if the
proir two will
make it through any compiler, but I would be suspicious of a compiler
that did accept them.



<------------------------------  end: thisworks.cpp
-------------------------->


#include <iostream.h>

class MyClass {
public:
	MyClass() {};
	void say_hi(void);
protected:
	int data;
};

void MyClass::say_hi(void) {
	cout << "hello world\n";
}

int main(void)
{
    	MyClass instance();  // point of interest
	instance.say_hi();
}

<------------------------------  end: thisworks.cpp
-------------------------->