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Shao Miller wrote:
> 
> On 4/25/2012 18:20, pete wrote:
> > Shao Miller wrote:
> >>
> >> Good day, respected regulars and other readers!
> >>
> >> Quick question: At file scope, suppose we have:
> >>
> >>     extern void foo(int Bar);
> >>     void foo(int bar) { return; }
> >>
> >> (Please note the case.)  I seem to recall some bit about the former
> >> parameter identifiers being ignored, but can't seem to find that bit.
> >> Does anyone recall if that's so?  It's not an identifier-list, but a
> >> parameter-list.
> >>
> >> Thank you for your time.
> >
> > n1570
> >
> > 6.2 Concepts
> > 6.2.1 Scopes of identifiers
> >
> > 4 If the declarator or type specifier
> >    that declares the identifier appears
> >    within the list of parameter declarations in a function prototype
> >    (not part of a function definition),
> >    the identifier has function prototype scope,
> >    which terminates at the end of the function declarator.
> >
> 
> I'm pretty sure that this is the one I was having "reader's block" or
> "finder's block" with.  Thanks a lot, pete!

You're welcome.

-- 
pete