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From: Larry Jones
Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 00:00

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Alan Lehotsky wrote:
> 
> I was expecting a constraint saying something like
> 
>       ... for an array of type T, T must be a fully specified
>       type.
> 
> But it's not stated that obviously if it is a constraint.

It isn't a constraint (i.e., the compiler isn't obliged to diagnose
it), but it is a requirement.  An array, by definition, is an array
of objects and an incomplete type is not an object type.

-Larry Jones

My upbringing is filled with inconsistent messages. -- Calvin
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