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RE: 1.3.12: gcc bug: variable named "end"

From: Robert Collins <rbcollins at cygwin dot com>
To: Rolf Campbell <rcampbell at tropicnetworks dot com>
Cc: cygwin at cygwin dot com
Date: 20 Oct 2002 01:20:09 +1000
Subject: RE: 1.3.12: gcc bug: variable named "end"
References: <83040F98B407E6428FEC18AC720F5D73E50076@exchange.tropicnetworks.com>

On Sun, 2002-10-20 at 00:57, Rolf Campbell wrote:
> Doesn't this mean that gcc is not a true ANSI compiler?  Shouldn't that
> variable be "__end" or something to conform with ANSI rules?

AFAIK that is actually a ld issue - note that it is only global scope
'end' that collides, and that the end address isn't known until linking
occurs.

Rob
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