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Subject: Re: typesafe symbols for C
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On 3 January 2011 05:37, Enrico Weigelt wrote:
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> Hi folks,
>
>
> is it somehow possible to let the C-compiler include some type
> information into symbol names (as IMHO done for C++) ?

I don't think so.

> If not, what would have to be done for that ?

Use a C++ compiler.