Moschops wrote:
> Posted here because comp.std.c++ seems to have died an unexpected death.
>
> -------
>
> I note with some dismay the proposal to create a new meaning for the C
and
> C++ keyword 'auto', as described in the do***ent N1984 (part of the
> proposals for C++0X or whatever it's called now). Efforts are being
taken to
>
> ensure it doesn't conflict with the previous meaning of the keyword, but
why
>
> not simply have a whole new keyword? These guys aren't stupid, so I
assume
> there must be a good reason.
>
Yeah, nobody used auto (it was a storage class specifier that specified
automatic storage, and since local variables are automatic by default,
and you can't use it elsewhere, what's the point?), and so it was
reused, to avoid adding new keywords. If you add new keywords, you risk
breaking existing code.
DISCLAIMER: IANAICM (I am not an ISO Committee Member)
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