Re: c++/6945: A static constant that is initialize inline is not create if only a temperary is used

[Phil Edwards <phil@jaj.com>]

The following reply was made to PR c++/6945; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Phil Edwards <phil@jaj.com>
To: spamjunk <spamjunk@stny.rr.com>
Cc: lerdsuwa@gcc.gnu.org, gcc-bugs@gcc.gnu.org, gcc-gnats@gcc.gnu.org
Subject: Re: c++/6945: A static constant that is initialize inline is not create if only a temperary is used
Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2002 17:52:53 -0400

 On Fri, Jun 07, 2002 at 05:27:50PM -0400, spamjunk wrote:
 > Not true.  You can't do that when its initialized inline in the class, the
 > compiler will tell its that its defined twice.
 
 Incorrect; writing
 
     class Foo
     {
         static const int foo = 42;
     };
 
 only provides a handy way of keeping the '42' in the header file.  It does
 not provide a definition, only a declaration.  Writing the above only means
 that in the ".cc" file, you can write
 
     const int Foo::foo;
 
 instead of 
 
     const int Foo::foo = 42;
 
 You should either find more textbooks on C++, or buy a copy of the standard.
 (At $18 for a PDF it's pretty cheap, although the reading is dry.)
 
 
 Phil
 
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