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Re: Open Watcom and Open Eu

• Posted by Matt Lewis <matthewwalkerlewis at gmail.com> Sep 20, 2006
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Al Getz wrote:
> 
> Hello again,
> 
> Now that Eu will be open, many of us will be using Open Watcom
> to compile our personal versions so here is a question...
> 
> The C++ keyword 'static' when used at file level is supposed
> to keep a variable visible to that file only, yet it doesnt
> seem to work, because even if you define a var as static
> in one file if you go to define it in another file (also as
> static) the compiler complains.
> 
> Example:
> 
> //in file A.h:
> static abc;
> 
> //in file B.h:
> static abc;
> 
> This generates compiler error:
>  " abc already defined "  !!!
> 
> Any ideas?

I think you're confusing C with C++.  Here's a page about the topic:

http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1347400

It sounds like you're writing C code, but compiling as C++ (Open 
Watcom uses file extension to determine the language).

Matt Lewis