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Date: Mon, 20 May 2002 13:41:48 GMT
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Pedro Izecksohn wrote:
> 
>    Wouldn't be great if it was possible to compile the code
> bellow ? I know the compiler's problem with it, but what is
> the logical problem ? Hasn't English some words that they
> have differents meanings in different phrases ?
> 
> #define something enum something
> something {
> a,b,c,d,e };
> 
> #define otherthing enum otherthing
> otherthing {
> a,s,d,f,g };
> [...]

    If this were permitted, what output should
`printf ("d = %d\n", d);' produce?  `d' means 3
in the "something" context, but 2 if regarded as
an "otherthing;" which context is correct for the
printf() call?

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Eric Sosman
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