On 9 July 2012 14:18, Jason Merrill wrote: > On 07/09/2012 01:26 PM, Jonathan Wakely wrote: >> >> http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Namespace-Association.html says: >> >> "Caution: The semantics of this extension are not fully defined. Users >> should refrain from using this extension as its semantics may change >> subtly over time. It is possible that this extension will be removed >> in future versions of G++. " >> >> Is it safe to assume that the semantics are now fixed to match those >> of C++11 inline namespaces and will not change unless removed? > > > Yes, but people should use inline namespaces instead; we should deprecate > this form and then remove it in 4.9. * doc/extend.texi (Namespace Association): Alter cautionary text. How's this, OK for trunk?