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From: leech@cezanne.cs.unc.edu (Jonathan Leech)
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Subject: Re: Sun C++ observations and bugs
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Date: 11 Dec 89 04:12:21 GMT
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In article <480@synaptx.Synaptics.Com> glenn@synaptics.com (Glenn Gribble) writes:
>And I found some bugs/features: :-(
>
>#1) Constants can be turned into non-constants through use of reference.
>    This causes the compiler to emit illegal c code.
>    See bug1.cxx/bug1..c below.

    Great.  I found that one several years ago in 1.2, reported it on
the net and to Bjarne, and was told it was passed on to the support
folks.	Things were better during release E/1.0 days, when Bjarne
provided all the support needed :-(
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