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From: Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org>
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Subject: Re: To include or not to include
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BartC <bc@freeuk.com> writes:
> On 27/09/2016 15:15, Ben Bacarisse wrote:
>> BartC <bc@freeuk.com> writes:
>
>>> Which leads to a problem due to the way C automatically exports
>>> objects unless you say 'static'.
>>>
>>> You use a library consisting of modules X,Y which share a
>>> program-scope variable D.
>>
>> How do I tell that modules called X and Y are being used?  I.e. what do
>> you mean by this term, since has no formal definition in C?
>
>    gcc A.c X.c Y.c

Was that intended to explain what you mean by the word "module"?

Let me ask directly: What exactly do you mean by the word "module"?  If
it's a synonym for "translation unit" or "source file", can you just use
that term instead?

> But, with auto-make systems people use these days, you may not know. 
> That doesn't change the point however.

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