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From: buck@granite.cr.bull.com (Ken Buck)
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Subject: Re: Enumerated types... what's the point?
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Date: 23 Mar 90 12:35:05 GMT
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Another point of 'enum' types is visibility.  Use of #define results in a
definition with file scope, while an enum type definition can have the same
scope as any other object (i.e., can be defined within a function or block).