Is this a bug in gcc??

[Nathan Sidwell]

Name lastlong wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am expecting a error (redefinition of "a") from
> following piece of code. But gcc (3.4.2) doesnot give
> any error.
> /////////////////
> int a;
> char b;
> int a;
> 
> void foo(void)
> {
> return;
> }
> /////////////////
> Instead, if we try initialising "a" at BOTH the
> places, then it gives error.
> VC++ gives this error anyway.

VC++ is a C++ compiler, where the above is an error
gcc is a C compiler, where the above is not an error

nathan

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