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From: starr-page@CS.Yale.EDU (Page Starr)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
Subject: Function pointers
Message-ID: <3601@cs.yale.edu>
Date: 26 Oct 89 15:14:13 GMT
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Reply-To: starr-page@CS.Yale.EDU (Page Starr)
Organization: Yale University Computer Science Dept, New Haven CT  06520-2158
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Why does the following code fragment compile (under CC and G++(1.36.0-))

typedef int (*pfi)();
main()
{
 pfi c;
}

as well as

int (*pfi)();
main()
{
}

But the following does not (syntax error)

main()
{
int (*pfi)();
}

and neither does the following...

main()
{
int (::*pfi)();
}

typedef seems to get around the problem (can typedef in main() OK as well),
but shouldn't be necessary...

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