static const double pi = 3.1415;

[Nathan Sidwell]

Mike Stump wrote:

> Seems like I am just too radical for ya'll:
> 
 > static const double d = 3.1415;
 >
 > int main() {
 >         foo(d);
 > }
 > static const double d = 3.1415;

> The above C program seemed to work in C++ as well.  Either, that is a 
> bug in C and C++, or somewhere, it is defined well enough to work.

We were talking about static *member* constants, not plain static
constants. The latter are well formed (they do not have to be initialized
by a constant expression).

nathan

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