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Re: relaxing const match on function implementation

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From: Alan Griffiths
Date: Wed, 01 Nov 1995 19:04
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In article <46kdsh$b1v@oznet07.ozemail.com.au>
           maxtal@suphys.physics.su.oz.au "John Max Skaller" writes:

>    You are correct. This IS the case in ISO C. It also IS
> the case in C++ now. In particular the declarations:
> 
>    void f(int);
>    void f(int const);
>    void f(const int);
> 
> declare the same function.
>    
>     I voted in favour of the change to the ARM to bring
> C++ into line with ISO C so I guess I think it
> is a good idea. :-)

Sorry, it didn't compile (3 different compilers) and when I checked ARM...

I know I should look in the draft standard (but the copy to hand is in
Acrobat and slow to use).

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