Possible bug in standard... I assume this is fixed?

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From: Peter Seebach
Date: Sat, 02 Mar 1996 16:05

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6.2.1 says that identifiers which differ in significant characters are
distinct, and then says that if two identifiers differ in non-significant
characters, the behavior is undefined.

So, on the gratuitously hostile 6-character monocase implementation, is
this legal?

	int a12345z,
	    b12345y;

They clearly differ in insignificant characters.

I assume the former sentance protects them, but would like some certainty;
a coworker has told me that another person on a project we're on is
sure some IBM system won't *allow* names over 6 characters.

-s
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