From: Erik Max Francis <max AT alcyone DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Multipal files
Date: Fri, 01 Aug 1997 08:50:11 -0700
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Paul Derbyshire wrote:

> For every module with classes other modules use, and code as well, make
> a
> .cc and a .h file. In the .h file are some parts:

My personal style is to name C++ header files .hh, but fine so far.

> Then I have this:
> 
> #ifndef _PGD_FOO_CC_
> 
> extern int bar,baz;
> extern double quux;
> 
> #endif
> 
> to declare the global variables. In the .cc I declare _PGD_FOO_CC_ and
> thus
> the variables don't get double declared.

Uh?  What problem is there with variables getting double-declared?  The
standard way to do is to declare them in the header:

    extern int bar;

and define them in the source file:

    int bar;

Provided the header is wrapped in the preprocessing statements that
prevent double inclusion, there's no way that this can be double
declared/defined, unless you're linking in that module _twice_, which
would be asking for it anyway.

> The .cc has comments like the .h, then global variables and any class
> variables, as in

I don't see what the purpose of this is, unless you're .cc file contains a
template.

> static int fooclass::foovar=0;

Minor (well, minor to your main point here) nitpick:  Static members are
_declared_ with the static keyword, but not defined with one, viz.:

    class C
    {
        // ...
        static int i;
        static int f(void);
        // ...
    };

    // ...

    int C::i = 0;
    int C::f(void) { /* ... */ }

Note that putting the static keyword in the definition is an error (gcc
complains, "static member '...' re-declared as static" or "cannot declare
member function '...' to have static linkage."

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