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From: graham@clsi.COM (Paul Graham)
Subject: Change to obscure visibility rule in 9x
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Why did Ada 83 have this rule, and why did 9x eliminate it?

    8.3(16) Within the specification of a subprogram, every declaration
    with the same designator as the subprogram is hidden ... where
    hidden in this manner, a declaration is visible neither by selection
    nor directly.

Paul
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