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From: jeffa@hpmwtd.HP.COM (Jeff Aguilera)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
Subject: Re: const char*& in cfront 2.0
Message-ID: <1520003@hpmwjaa.HP.COM>
Date: 23 Oct 89 21:47:47 GMT
References: <NEATH.89Oct17110825@solar-1.stars.flab.Fujitsu.JUNET>
Organization: HP Microwave Tech. - Santa Rosa, Ca.
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>   class dummy2 {
>   public:
>     dummy2 ();
>     dummy2 (const char *const &);
>   };
>
>   void baz2 () {
>     dummy2 a(s); 
>     dummy2 b("abc");
>   }
>
>   % CC2 -c dummy2.C
>   "dummy2.C", line 8: error: bad argument list for baz2::baz2() 
>   (no match against any  baz2::baz2())
>   1 error

Using cfront /* <<C++ Translator 2.0 Beta 6 04/12/89>> */, the
eleven line program fragment above generates two errors:

    $ CC -c dummy2.c
    CC dummy2.c:
    "dummy2.c", line 8: error:  s undefined
    "dummy2.c", line 8: error: bad argument list for dummy2::dummy2() (no match against
     any  dummy2::dummy2())
     CC: 2 errors

Something is seriously wrong with the baz2::baz2() error message,
since baz2 is a function, not a class.