Fw: typedef name question

["Michael Gong" <mwgong at cs dot utoronto dot ca>]

Any comments are welcomed.

Thanks.

Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Gong" <mwgong@cs.toronto.edu>
To: <gcc-help@gcc.gnu.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 8:55 PM
Subject: typedef name question


> Hi, gcc developers,
>
> I have 2 following programs, and both are compiled fine by gcc:
>
> /* t1.c */
> typedef int myint;
> int foo() {
>    int myint;
>    myint * myint;     /* an expression: variable "myint" * "myint" */
> }
>
> /* t2.c */
> typedef int myint;
> int foo() {
>      myint * myint; /* a declaration for pointer variable "myint" */
> }
>
> As you can see, the "myint * myint" could have different interperation 
> depending on previous declarations. I am wondering how gcc distinguish 
> them ? Is it done during parsing step or during semantic checking step 
> ?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Mike