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From: Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org>
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Subject: Re: Is 'extern' necessary?
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BartC <bc@freeuk.com> writes:
> I've been trying to find out what the point of 'extern' is.

N1570 6.9.2, tentative definitions.

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