"const" globals are being handled as "static const" globals?

[Brad M. Garcia]

If you define a variable within a file (global) like:

   const int foo = 1;

and compile it, you will find that egcs does _not_ give it global scope:

   > nm a.o
   00000000 r foo

That is, it is treating "foo" as a "static const" instead of just "const".
Removing the const gives the correct behavior:

   > nm a.o
   00000000 D foo

But then it isn't placed into a read-only section.

Brad Garcia
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