> void foo()
> {
> extern int a;
> if(a) goto a;
> return;
> a:
> printf("%d\n", a);
> }
>
> Both examples allow an extern declaration inside a function scope
> which is also contrary to any (even old) 'C' standards. 'extern'
> is always file scope, there's no way to make it otherwise.
extern in function scope is in original C. In fact its even _older_ than that
its in the B compiler too - although in B its 'extrn' not 'extern'.
Alan (yes I programmed in B)
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