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From: chris@umcp-cs.UUCP (Chris Torek)
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Subject: Re: 4.2 extern a DISASTER
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Date: Thu, 1-Aug-85 02:54:25 EDT
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>2. If extern is omitted, and no initializer is present, a "common"
>definition (a la FORTRAN) is emitted. Any number of "common"
>declarations of the same identifier may coexist(!!!!-!mine)

This means that any number of these declarations may be given---in
other words, "ld" won't complain.  However, all such declarations
*refer to the same storage area*.
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