Re: [XaraXtreme-dev] JPEG lib namespace

[Martin Wuerthner <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

In message <3b69e42c0604210422y5171002w3e8cc93e2354e916@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
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          "Ben Fowler" <ben.the.mole@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On 18/04/06, Martin Wuerthner <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> In message <4444A130.8040804@xxxxxxxx>
>>           Luke Hart <lukeh@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> [ snip ]
>>
>> > Would uncommenting your 'extern "C"' lines cause an serious problems
>> > for distributions that do the work themsleves?
>>
>> I do not think nested extern "C" blocks are forbidden (but I could not
>> find any definitive statement on this in Stroustrup), so I cannot
>> think of a reason why the lines cannot be uncommented.
> 
> It should be in Stroustrup somewhere. The text of the standard is
> something like:
> 
> "Linkage specifications nest.  When linkage  specifications  nest,  the
>   innermost  one  determines the language linkage.  A linkage specifica-
>   tion does not establish a scope."

Many thanks - good to know!

Martin