c++/5849: function which has been implemented intype conversion rather than function overloading

Wed Mar 6 07:16:00 GMT 2002

The following reply was made to PR c++/5849; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Andreas Tewes <andreas.tewes@neuroinformatik.ruhr-uni-bochum.de>
To: nathan@gcc.gnu.org, andreas.tewes@neuroinformatik.ruhr-uni-bochum.de,
   gcc-bugs@gcc.gnu.org, gcc-prs@gcc.gnu.org, nobody@gcc.gnu.org,
   gcc-gnats@gcc.gnu.org
Cc:  
Subject: Re: c++/5849: function which has been implemented intype conversion rather than function overloading
Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2002 15:52:09 +0100

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 nathan@gcc.gnu.org wrote:

 > Synopsis: function which has been implemented intype conversion rather than function overloading
 >
 > State-Changed-From-To: open->closed
 > State-Changed-By: nathan
 > State-Changed-When: Wed Mar  6 04:53:52 2002
 > State-Changed-Why:
 >     Not a bug. you need to learn about using declarations.

 First of all thank you very much for this quick response but
 could you please drop me a few lines concerning

    "you need to learn about using declarations"

 in this context, at least a keyword which I can use to get further information.

 Best,

 Andreas

 >
 >
 > http://gcc.gnu.org/cgi-bin/gnatsweb.pl?cmd=view%20audit-trail&database=gcc&pr=5849

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 State-Changed-From-To: open->closed
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 State-Changed-When: Wed Mar  6 04:53:52 2002
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     Not a bug. you need to learn about using declarations.</BLOCKQUOTE>
 First of all thank you very much for this quick response but
 could you please drop me a few lines concerning
    "you need to learn about using declarations"
 in this context, at least a keyword which I can use to get further information.
 Best,
 Andreas
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