Re: constant problem

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From: Derick J.R. Qua-Gonzalez
Date: Tue, 01 Aug 1995 09:33

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srd@peper.inesc.pt (Savita Rauto Dessai) writes:

>Helllo,
>I'm trying to compile a file with g++-2.7 where I declare:

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>const int false = 0;
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>It gives an error : parse error before 'false'.
>It seems not to recognize constants!...

No, honey, that's not the case. In gcc-2.7.0, the compiler is sticking
to the Working Paper/Draft C++ Standard, which has a bool type that
takes on the values true and false.

Best regards,
Derick.
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