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Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> writes:

> If someone wanted to ensure that all static functions defined in a
> translation unit are declared near the top, there could be a separate
> tool to generate, or at least check, the declarations.  I'm not aware of
> any such tool, which suggests there probably isn't much demand for it.

What it suggests to me is that there are tools being used that
you aren't aware of.