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From: glenn@bitstream.com (Glenn P. Parker)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
Subject: Re: C++ and RCSid
Message-ID: <GLENN.91Jun28133242@huxley.bitstream.com>
Date: 28 Jun 91 17:32:42 GMT
References: <1991Jun27.173201.22178@colorado.edu>
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In-reply-to: devin@boulder.Colorado.EDU's message of 27 Jun 91 17:32:01 GMT

In article <1991Jun27.173201.22178@colorado.edu> devin@boulder.Colorado.EDU (Yampalimardilor) writes:
> static char *RCSid = "$Header$";
> 
> to allow the use of ident to identify which .C files are used in an
> executable.  The compiler complains:
> 
> "filename.C", line 1: warning:  ::RCSid defined but not used
> 
> This is pretty harmless, but I'd like to get it to shut up if possible.
> Is it possible?

Yes.

static const char RCSid[] = "$Header$";

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