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In article <fwv3ffkzm98.fsf@oculus.aifh.ed.ac.uk>  
andrewfg@oculus.aifh.ed.ac.uk (Andrew Fitzgibbon) writes:

> I don't believe it!  true and false are keywords, at least according to
> g++, which gets a parse error on this code.
> 
>        f() {
>          int true = 0; // parse error
>        }
> 
> Why?

Believe it or not, but according to the draft ANSI/ISO standard, C++  now  
has a built-in boolean type which uses the keywords 'bool', 'false' and  
'true'. Regular readers of this newsgroup will tell you the introduction  
of the built-in bool into the language is a highly controversial decision,  
not only because many people think we don't need such a thing, but also  
because the built-in bool has been substantially cluttered with  
non-boolean operations for backward compatibility.
However, if I may say so, your example shows the built-in bool may have  
some merit after all. Setting a variable named `true' to zero is asking  
for trouble. Under the new rules, this is no longer possible.

- Wil