gcc-2.9[67]: C++: extern "C" functions with empty argument-lists refuse to accept arguments.

[peter miller <fuchsia dot groan at virgin dot net>]

/* 
   gcc version 2.97 20001115 (experimental)
   
   (via http://www.codesourcery.com/gcc-compile.shtml)

   fails to compile the following legal (AFAIK) C++
  
*/

 extern "C" {
    void func();  // <- g++ seems to think this is 'void func(void);'
 };
    
 int main() {
    func(0);
 }

/*
 complaining:
 
 /tmp/@5444.7.cc: In function int main()':
 /tmp/@5444.7.cc:2: too many arguments to function void func()'
 
 
 Which means you can't include tcpd.h from C++.  

 This was brought to my attention through gcc-2.96 in RedHat 7.0 (I have
 moaned at RedHat ;) and I just want to make sure you are aware of it so it
 doens't live into gcc 3.0

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